Women in STEM in Higher Education Good Practices of Attraction, Access and Retainment in Higher Education /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: García-Peñalvo, Francisco José (Editor), García-Holgado, Alicia (Editor), Dominguez, Angeles (Editor), Pascual, Jimena (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Nature Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2022.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
• Series: Lecture Notes in Educational Technology,
• Subjects: Education, Higher.; Science > Study and teaching.; Education and state.; Mathematics > Study and teaching .; Higher Education.; Science Education.; Educational Policy and Politics.; Mathematics Education.
• Online Access: Link to Metadata

Summary

This open access book addresses challenges related to women in STEM in higher education, presenting research, experiences, studies, and good practices associated with the engagement, access, and retention of women in the STEM disciplines. It also discusses strategies implemented by universities and policymakers to reduce the existing gender gap in these areas. The chapters provide an overview of implementations in different regions of the world and provide numerous examples that can be transferred to other higher education institutions.

Physical Description

XIV, 197 p. 19 illus., 17 illus. in color. online resource.

ISBN

9789811915529

ISSN

2196-4971

DOI

10.1007/978-981-19-1552-9

Access

Open Access