This study explored variables affecting and factors related to the career choices of female and male undergraduate physical science students. The variables that were examined are self-confidence, career values and attributions. Included in the examination of career plans was an attempt to establish enrollment patterns in honours and major physical science departments at McGill University. Results indicated that there was a decline in the enrollment rate for women in all science programmes (except for geology) and an increase in enrollment for males in all programmes (except for geology and physics). Contrary to previous findings, the results suggested that women in science programmes wish to remain in science or science-related occupations. While there were no conclusive findings for the variables affecting career planning, the results did reveal a pattern of gender differences that resembled gender role stereotypes.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.60024 |
| Date | January 1990 |
| Creators | Harris, Eileen Ophelia |
| Publisher | McGill University |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Coverage | Master of Arts (Department of Educational Psychology and Counselling.) |
| Rights | All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated. |
| Relation | alephsysno: 001239490, proquestno: AAIMM67724, Theses scanned by UMI/ProQuest. |
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