Women and physics / Laura McCullough.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McCullough, Laura, author.

Contributor:

Morgan & Claypool Publishers, publisher.

Institute of Physics (Great Britain), publisher.

Series:

IOP (Series). Release 2.

IOP concise physics

[IOP release 2]

IOP concise physics, 2053-2571

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women in physics.

Women physicists.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (various pagings) : illustrations (some color).

Distribution:

Bristol [England] : IOP Publishing, [2016]

Place of Publication:

San Rafael [California] : Morgan & Claypool Publishers, [2016]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader.

text file

Biography/History:

Laura McCullough is a Professor of Physics at the University of Wisconsin-Stout. She has a BA in physics from Hamline University, and an MS in physics from the University of Minnesota. Her PhD from the University of Minnesota is in Science Education with a focus on Physics Education Research.

Summary:

This book begins with an examination of the numbers of women in physics in English-speaking countries, moving on to examine factors that affect girls and their decision to continue in science, right through to education and on into the problems that women in physics careers face. Looking at all of these topics with one eye on the progress that the field has made in the past few years, and another on those things that we have yet to address, the book surveys the most current research as it tries to identify strategies and topics that have significant impact on issues that women have in the field.

Contents:

Preface

1. Introduction

2. How many women are in physics?

2.1. Historical women in physics

2.2. High school physics/upper secondary physics

2.3. Current trends in women's participation in physics

2.4. College/tertiary education

2.5. Postgraduate education

2.6. Conclusion

3. What helps, what hurts : family and education

3.1. Extra-curricular and informal science activities

3.2. Early science education

3.3. High school physics education

3.4. Undergraduate physics education

3.5. Postgraduate physics education

4. What helps, what hurts : family and career

4.1. Choosing a job in physics

4.2. Leadership

4.3. Family and work/the balancing act

4.4. Resources

5. The view through rose-colored glasses

6. The glass is half-empty

6.1. The nature of science

6.2. Covert discrimination

7. Closing thoughts.

Notes:

"Version: 20160301"--Title page verso.

"A Morgan & Claypool publication as part of IOP Concise Physics"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references.

Title from PDF title page (viewed on May 6, 2016).

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9781681742779

9781681742793

OCLC:

949180838

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.