Understanding gender differences in science requires a diversity of perspectives, including controversial ones

Perspectives of Science in Iran

Perspectives of Science in Iran

Gender differences in dream perspectives.

A study exploring gender differences in self-reported dream perspectives was performed with 282 college students. Significantly more of the 164 women reported dreaming exclusively in first person and more of the 114 men exclusively in third person. Also, gender differences were found for those who dreamed in mixed perspective, a combination of first- and third-person points of view. Possible re...

A Study of Factors Promoting Success in Computer Science Including Gender Differences

This study was conducted to determine factors that promote success in an introductory college computer science course and to determine what, if any, differences appear between genders on those factors. The model included math background, attribution for success/failure, self-ef®cacy, encouragement, comfort level in the course, work style preference, previous programming experience, previous non...

Understanding Dimensioning of Knowledge Transfer Perspectives

Most current conceptualisation of knowledge transfer emerges from the premise of occidental heritage. This paper examines the dialectical procedure, underpinning the unification of knowledge as an entity, and discusses dimensions of knowledge and knowledge transfer from the practitioner’s perspective. The study asks why, if knowledge is vital for business success and competitive advantage, the ...