The Gender Gap in College: Maximizing the Developmental Potential of Women and Men

By A. Astin, H. Astin. 2008

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Aptitude and Personality Traits in Retention of Engineering Students (2015, background): “Certainly, feeling anxious and overwhelmed at times is part of the college experience for most students, and these feelings may be especially pertinent for those majoring in engineering (Sax, 2008).”
Engaging students emotionally: the role of emotional intelligence in predicting cognitive and affective engagement in higher education (2017, background): “While gender gaps are narrowing in further education, Sax (2008) notes that males fare worse than females across a range of educational outcomes, a pattern rooted in second-level education.”
Influencing Academic Motivation: The Effects of Student–Faculty Interaction (2016, unknown): “Sax (2008) found that support from faculty, challenging professors’ ideas in class, and receiving honest feedback from instructors enhanced students’ self assessed drive to achieve.”
Investigating forty years of stem research: How explanations for the gender gap have evolved over time (2014, background): “, 2007), including notable variation in these trends by gender (Sax, 2008).”
Why Do Students Choose Engineering? A Qualitative, Longitudinal Investigation of Students' Motivational Values (2010, background): “Finally, Sax (2008) found that women college students tend to attain higher grades than men from their final year of high school through college.”