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

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...

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Other Authors: García-Peñalvo, Francisco José (Editor), García-Holgado, Alicia (Editor), Dominguez, Angeles (Editor), Pascual, Jimena (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Singapore Springer Nature Singapore 2022, 2022
Edition:1st ed. 2022
Series:Lecture Notes in Educational Technology
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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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