Helen S Farmer
Biographic Data
| ID | 281362 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Helen S Farmer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Helen S |
| FAMILY NAME | Farmer |
| SIGNATURE | FARMER H S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 23 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 63 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 23 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1976 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
The Continuing Lack of Parity for Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Occupations
An Interview With a Persistent Woman
An interview with Helen Farmer reveals the highlights of her professional life and the unusual road she took to her eventual position as a professor whose theories and mentoring of students have greatly influenced the field of counseling psychology. Also revealed are some of the personal qualities that led to her success
Focus on Division 17’s Committee on Women/Section for the Advancement of Women (SAW) 1970-2030: Achievements and Challenges
This article presents the development, contributions, and future directions of the American Psychological Association, Division 17, Section for the Advancement of Women (SAW). Beginning with the formation of the Division 17 Ad Hoc Committee on Women in 1970, formalized in 1982 as the Division 17 Committee on Women, the SAW was formed in 1996. Article 1 of SAW’s bylaws, approved in 1996, identifies five goals for SAW, and these provide the organiz…
Antecedent Factors Differentiating Women and Men in Science/Nonscience Careers
Factors that differentiate women and men who choose a science career from those who do not were investigated using longitudinal data from 1980 and 1990. The participants ( N = 459) were ninth or twelfth graders at six midwestern high schools in 1980. Women in science compared to women in other careers were significantly more likely to value math and science for their future career goals, whereas men in science compared to men in other careers had…
APA Division 17 Minutes of the Midwinter Executive Committee Meeting February 4-5, 1987 Washington, DC
A Multivariate Model for Explaining Gender Differences in Career and Achievement Motivation
This article reviews findings from several studies investigating a model for explaining gender differences in career and achievement motivation. Findings suggest that the strength of this motivation for women is not unlike that for men. However, the pattern and type of factor influencing motivation for men and women differs significantly. The effect of parent and teacher support on motivation is stronger for women than for men
APA Division 17 Minutes of the Incoming Executive Committee Meeting August 25, 1986 Washington, DC
APA Division 17 Minutes of the Annual Business Meeting August 24, 1986 Washington, DC
APA Division 17 Minutes of the Outgoing Executive Committee Meeting August 22, 1986 Washington, DC
APA Division 17 Division of Counseling Psychology Minutes of Midyear Meeting January 30-31, 1985 College Park, Maryland
APA Division 17 Minutes of the Incoming Executive Committee Meeting August 26, 1985 Los Angeles, California
APA Division 17 Minutes of the Annual Business Meeting August 26, 1985 Los Angeles, California
Model of career and achievement motivation for women and men.
APA Division 17 Division of Counseling Psychology Minutes of the Incoming Executive Committee Meeting August 27, 1984 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
The Role of Typical Female Characteristics in Career and Achievement Motivation
Development of a measure of home-career conflict related to career motivation in college women
A Shiny Fresh Minted Penny
Married Women's Achievement and Career Motivation: The Influence of Some Environmental and Psychological Variables
The purpose of the study was to examine the relationships of some environmental and psychological variables to the career and achievement motivation of married women who had returned to college after an absence (N = 162). Subjects were grouped into first- and second-year students and by sex type (i.e., Androgynous, Feminine). Correlations for all groups indicated that either psychological or environmental variables were significantly related for …
A Reply to Heck and Lichtenberg: Implications of Sex Bias for Counselor Practice
Study of the factors influencing sex differences in the career motivation of Iranian high school students
Overview of counseling and information services for adult learners
What Inhibits Achievement and Career Motivation in Women
Women have not caught up with the opportunities available to them to contribute fo society through their careers. Not only do women not contribute as much as men to the humanities, arts and sciences, they do not contribute commensurate with their talents and potential. It is assumed that women's lesser contribution through their careers is related to their motivation. Several factors related to inhibited career and achievement motivation in women…
Inquiry Project: Computer-Assisted Counseling Centers for Adults
INQUIRY centers for adults offer counseling for persons who seek to make career changes, to continue their education, or to re-enter the world of work (i.e., women) but who are unaware of most of the available opportunities. Computers are used to assist in the counseling by providing a comprehensive data bank of information on educational, leisure time, and occupational opportunities and by teaching problem-solving processes and awareness of self…
What Inhibits Achievement and Career Motivation in Women
Women have not caught up with the opportunities available to them to contribute fo society through their careers. Not only do women not contribute as much as men to the humanities, arts and sciences, they do not contribute commensurate with their talents and potential. It is assumed that women's lesser contribution through their careers is related to their motivation. Several factors related to inhibited career and achievement motivation in women…
Antecedent Factors Differentiating Women and Men in Science/Nonscience Careers
Factors that differentiate women and men who choose a science career from those who do not were investigated using longitudinal data from 1980 and 1990. The participants ( N = 459) were ninth or twelfth graders at six midwestern high schools in 1980. Women in science compared to women in other careers were significantly more likely to value math and science for their future career goals, whereas men in science compared to men in other careers had…
A Multivariate Model for Explaining Gender Differences in Career and Achievement Motivation
This article reviews findings from several studies investigating a model for explaining gender differences in career and achievement motivation. Findings suggest that the strength of this motivation for women is not unlike that for men. However, the pattern and type of factor influencing motivation for men and women differs significantly. The effect of parent and teacher support on motivation is stronger for women than for men
The Role of Typical Female Characteristics in Career and Achievement Motivation
APA Division 17 Division of Counseling Psychology Minutes of Midyear Meeting January 30-31, 1985 College Park, Maryland
Overview of counseling and information services for adult learners
Focus on Division 17’s Committee on Women/Section for the Advancement of Women (SAW) 1970-2030: Achievements and Challenges
This article presents the development, contributions, and future directions of the American Psychological Association, Division 17, Section for the Advancement of Women (SAW). Beginning with the formation of the Division 17 Ad Hoc Committee on Women in 1970, formalized in 1982 as the Division 17 Committee on Women, the SAW was formed in 1996. Article 1 of SAW’s bylaws, approved in 1996, identifies five goals for SAW, and these provide the organiz…
APA Division 17 Minutes of the Midwinter Executive Committee Meeting February 4-5, 1987 Washington, DC
APA Division 17 Minutes of the Outgoing Executive Committee Meeting August 22, 1986 Washington, DC
Development of a measure of home-career conflict related to career motivation in college women
Study of the factors influencing sex differences in the career motivation of Iranian high school students
An Interview With a Persistent Woman
An interview with Helen Farmer reveals the highlights of her professional life and the unusual road she took to her eventual position as a professor whose theories and mentoring of students have greatly influenced the field of counseling psychology. Also revealed are some of the personal qualities that led to her success
APA Division 17 Minutes of the Incoming Executive Committee Meeting August 25, 1986 Washington, DC
APA Division 17 Minutes of the Annual Business Meeting August 24, 1986 Washington, DC
APA Division 17 Minutes of the Incoming Executive Committee Meeting August 26, 1985 Los Angeles, California
APA Division 17 Minutes of the Annual Business Meeting August 26, 1985 Los Angeles, California
A Shiny Fresh Minted Penny
Married Women's Achievement and Career Motivation: The Influence of Some Environmental and Psychological Variables
The purpose of the study was to examine the relationships of some environmental and psychological variables to the career and achievement motivation of married women who had returned to college after an absence (N = 162). Subjects were grouped into first- and second-year students and by sex type (i.e., Androgynous, Feminine). Correlations for all groups indicated that either psychological or environmental variables were significantly related for …
A Reply to Heck and Lichtenberg: Implications of Sex Bias for Counselor Practice
Inquiry Project: Computer-Assisted Counseling Centers for Adults
INQUIRY centers for adults offer counseling for persons who seek to make career changes, to continue their education, or to re-enter the world of work (i.e., women) but who are unaware of most of the available opportunities. Computers are used to assist in the counseling by providing a comprehensive data bank of information on educational, leisure time, and occupational opportunities and by teaching problem-solving processes and awareness of self…
What Inhibits Achievement and Career Motivation in Women
Women have not caught up with the opportunities available to them to contribute fo society through their careers. Not only do women not contribute as much as men to the humanities, arts and sciences, they do not contribute commensurate with their talents and potential. It is assumed that women's lesser contribution through their careers is related to their motivation. Several factors related to inhibited career and achievement motivation in women…
Inquiry Project: Computer-Assisted Counseling Centers for Adults
INQUIRY centers for adults offer counseling for persons who seek to make career changes, to continue their education, or to re-enter the world of work (i.e., women) but who are unaware of most of the available opportunities. Computers are used to assist in the counseling by providing a comprehensive data bank of information on educational, leisure time, and occupational opportunities and by teaching problem-solving processes and awareness of self…
Overview of counseling and information services for adult learners
Study of the factors influencing sex differences in the career motivation of Iranian high school students
Married Women's Achievement and Career Motivation: The Influence of Some Environmental and Psychological Variables
The purpose of the study was to examine the relationships of some environmental and psychological variables to the career and achievement motivation of married women who had returned to college after an absence (N = 162). Subjects were grouped into first- and second-year students and by sex type (i.e., Androgynous, Feminine). Correlations for all groups indicated that either psychological or environmental variables were significantly related for …
A Reply to Heck and Lichtenberg: Implications of Sex Bias for Counselor Practice
Development of a measure of home-career conflict related to career motivation in college women
A Shiny Fresh Minted Penny
Model of career and achievement motivation for women and men.
APA Division 17 Division of Counseling Psychology Minutes of the Incoming Executive Committee Meeting August 27, 1984 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
The Role of Typical Female Characteristics in Career and Achievement Motivation
APA Division 17 Division of Counseling Psychology Minutes of Midyear Meeting January 30-31, 1985 College Park, Maryland
APA Division 17 Minutes of the Incoming Executive Committee Meeting August 26, 1985 Los Angeles, California
APA Division 17 Minutes of the Annual Business Meeting August 26, 1985 Los Angeles, California
A Multivariate Model for Explaining Gender Differences in Career and Achievement Motivation
This article reviews findings from several studies investigating a model for explaining gender differences in career and achievement motivation. Findings suggest that the strength of this motivation for women is not unlike that for men. However, the pattern and type of factor influencing motivation for men and women differs significantly. The effect of parent and teacher support on motivation is stronger for women than for men
APA Division 17 Minutes of the Incoming Executive Committee Meeting August 25, 1986 Washington, DC
APA Division 17 Minutes of the Annual Business Meeting August 24, 1986 Washington, DC
APA Division 17 Minutes of the Outgoing Executive Committee Meeting August 22, 1986 Washington, DC
APA Division 17 Minutes of the Midwinter Executive Committee Meeting February 4-5, 1987 Washington, DC
Antecedent Factors Differentiating Women and Men in Science/Nonscience Careers
Factors that differentiate women and men who choose a science career from those who do not were investigated using longitudinal data from 1980 and 1990. The participants ( N = 459) were ninth or twelfth graders at six midwestern high schools in 1980. Women in science compared to women in other careers were significantly more likely to value math and science for their future career goals, whereas men in science compared to men in other careers had…
Focus on Division 17’s Committee on Women/Section for the Advancement of Women (SAW) 1970-2030: Achievements and Challenges
This article presents the development, contributions, and future directions of the American Psychological Association, Division 17, Section for the Advancement of Women (SAW). Beginning with the formation of the Division 17 Ad Hoc Committee on Women in 1970, formalized in 1982 as the Division 17 Committee on Women, the SAW was formed in 1996. Article 1 of SAW’s bylaws, approved in 1996, identifies five goals for SAW, and these provide the organiz…
An Interview With a Persistent Woman
An interview with Helen Farmer reveals the highlights of her professional life and the unusual road she took to her eventual position as a professor whose theories and mentoring of students have greatly influenced the field of counseling psychology. Also revealed are some of the personal qualities that led to her success
The Continuing Lack of Parity for Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Occupations
Psychology (23 works) · Career Development and Diversity (11 works) · Social Psychology (11 works) · Developmental psychology (9 works) · Social Psychology (9 works) · Division (mathematics (8 works) · Library science (7 works) · Management (7 works) · Medicine (7 works) · Applied Psychology (6 works)