Linda J Sax
Biographic Data
| ID | 3459690 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Linda J Sax |
| GIVEN NAMES | Linda J |
| FAMILY NAME | Sax |
| SIGNATURE | SAX L J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California, Los Angeles |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8133-021X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 50 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
The Tech Trajectory: Examining the Role of College Environments in Shaping Students’ Interest in Computing Careers
Advancing Equity in Graduate Pathways: Examining the Factors that Sustain and Develop Computing Graduate Aspirations
In light of the need to both grow and diversify graduate enrollments in computing fields, this quantitative study examined variables associated with students’ initial aspirations for computing graduate school as well as how aspirations were sustained or developed over time. Using a longitudinal sample of undergraduate students who enrolled in introductory computing courses at 15 research universities, findings suggest that environments and intera…
Sense of Belonging in Computing: The Role of Introductory Courses for Women and Underrepresented Minority Students
This study examines an aspect of gender and racial/ethnic gaps in undergraduate computing by focusing on sense of belonging among women and underrepresented minority (URM) introductory computing students. We examine change in sense of belonging during the introductory course as well as the predictors of belonging, with attention to conditional effects by gender and URM status. Results show that sense of belonging outcomes are a product of both in…
Planning a Career in Engineering: Parental Effects on Sons and Daughters
This paper examines the extent to which prospective engineers follow in their parents' footsteps. Specifically, we investigate the connection between fathers' and mothers' employment in the engineering profession and the career plans of sons and daughters. We develop a number of reasons to expect an occupation-specific intergenerational association in this field, as well as hypotheses regarding gender-specific role-modeling. Data are drawn from t…
Anatomy of an Enduring Gender Gap: The Evolution of Women’s Participation in Computer Science
Given growing interest in computing fields, as well as a longstanding gender gap in computer science, this study used nationwide survey data on college students during 4 decades to: (a) document trends in aspirations to major in computer science among undergraduate women and men; (b) explore the characteristics of women and men who choose to major in computer science and how this population has evolved over time; and (c) identify the key determin…
Student–Faculty Interaction in Research Universities: Differences by Student Gender, Race, Social Class, and First-Generation Status
This study examined whether the effects of student–faculty interaction on a range of student outcomes—i.e., college GPA, degree aspiration, integration, critical thinking and communication, cultural appreciation and social awareness, and satisfaction with college experience—vary by student gender, race, social class, and first-generation status. The study utilized data on 58,281 students who participated in the 2006 University of California Under…
Assessing Response Rates and Nonresponse Bias in Web and Paper Surveys
Faculty Research Productivity: Exploring the Role of Gender and Family-Related Factors
Career Strategies for Women in Academe: Arming Athena
Foreword - Joann Claire Silverberg A Feminist Classicist Reflects on Athena Introduction - Joan C Chrisler, Lynn H Collins and Kathryn Quina PART ONE: THE CURRENT STATUS OF WOMEN IN ACADEME Working in the Ivory Basement - Nijole V Benokraitis Subtle Sex Discrimination in Higher Education Searching for Congruity - Alberta Gloria Reflections of an Untenured Woman of Color On Overcoming Bureaucracy - Kathryn Quina A Tale of Grievance Competition and…
Long-Term Effects of Volunteerism During the Undergraduate Years
This study addresses the question of whether the effects of volunteer service during the undergraduate years persist once students leave college. Data are drawn from 12,376 students attending 209 institutions who were followed up four and nine years after college entry. Results show that even when pre-college service participation is controlled, student participation in volunteer service during the undergraduate years is positively associated wit…
Health Trends among College Freshmen
Trends in college student health based on an annual survey of college freshmen administered for 30 consecutive years (1966-1995) at colleges and universities nationwide are described. Trends in the following areas are covered: (1) alcohol and drugs, (2) physical health, (3) psychological health, and (4) sexual attitudes. Gender and institutional differences in health behaviors and attitudes among the 1995 class of college freshmen are also consid…
Betrayed by the Academy: The Sexual Harassment of Women College Faculty
Additional informationNotes on contributorsEric L. DeyEric L. Dey is assistant professor of education at the Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education, University of Michigan.Jessica S. KornJessica S. Korn is a doctoral candidate at the UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information StudiesLinda J. SaxLinda J. Sax is associate director of the Higher Education Research Institute at the University of California, Los Angeles
Anatomy of an Enduring Gender Gap: The Evolution of Women’s Participation in Computer Science
Given growing interest in computing fields, as well as a longstanding gender gap in computer science, this study used nationwide survey data on college students during 4 decades to: (a) document trends in aspirations to major in computer science among undergraduate women and men; (b) explore the characteristics of women and men who choose to major in computer science and how this population has evolved over time; and (c) identify the key determin…
Health Trends among College Freshmen
Trends in college student health based on an annual survey of college freshmen administered for 30 consecutive years (1966-1995) at colleges and universities nationwide are described. Trends in the following areas are covered: (1) alcohol and drugs, (2) physical health, (3) psychological health, and (4) sexual attitudes. Gender and institutional differences in health behaviors and attitudes among the 1995 class of college freshmen are also consid…
Sense of Belonging in Computing: The Role of Introductory Courses for Women and Underrepresented Minority Students
This study examines an aspect of gender and racial/ethnic gaps in undergraduate computing by focusing on sense of belonging among women and underrepresented minority (URM) introductory computing students. We examine change in sense of belonging during the introductory course as well as the predictors of belonging, with attention to conditional effects by gender and URM status. Results show that sense of belonging outcomes are a product of both in…
Career Strategies for Women in Academe: Arming Athena
Foreword - Joann Claire Silverberg A Feminist Classicist Reflects on Athena Introduction - Joan C Chrisler, Lynn H Collins and Kathryn Quina PART ONE: THE CURRENT STATUS OF WOMEN IN ACADEME Working in the Ivory Basement - Nijole V Benokraitis Subtle Sex Discrimination in Higher Education Searching for Congruity - Alberta Gloria Reflections of an Untenured Woman of Color On Overcoming Bureaucracy - Kathryn Quina A Tale of Grievance Competition and…
Planning a Career in Engineering: Parental Effects on Sons and Daughters
This paper examines the extent to which prospective engineers follow in their parents' footsteps. Specifically, we investigate the connection between fathers' and mothers' employment in the engineering profession and the career plans of sons and daughters. We develop a number of reasons to expect an occupation-specific intergenerational association in this field, as well as hypotheses regarding gender-specific role-modeling. Data are drawn from t…
Betrayed by the Academy: The Sexual Harassment of Women College Faculty
Additional informationNotes on contributorsEric L. DeyEric L. Dey is assistant professor of education at the Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education, University of Michigan.Jessica S. KornJessica S. Korn is a doctoral candidate at the UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information StudiesLinda J. SaxLinda J. Sax is associate director of the Higher Education Research Institute at the University of California, Los Angeles
Betrayed by the Academy: The Sexual Harassment of Women College Faculty
Additional informationNotes on contributorsEric L. DeyEric L. Dey is assistant professor of education at the Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education, University of Michigan.Jessica S. KornJessica S. Korn is a doctoral candidate at the UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information StudiesLinda J. SaxLinda J. Sax is associate director of the Higher Education Research Institute at the University of California, Los Angeles
Health Trends among College Freshmen
Trends in college student health based on an annual survey of college freshmen administered for 30 consecutive years (1966-1995) at colleges and universities nationwide are described. Trends in the following areas are covered: (1) alcohol and drugs, (2) physical health, (3) psychological health, and (4) sexual attitudes. Gender and institutional differences in health behaviors and attitudes among the 1995 class of college freshmen are also consid…
Long-Term Effects of Volunteerism During the Undergraduate Years
This study addresses the question of whether the effects of volunteer service during the undergraduate years persist once students leave college. Data are drawn from 12,376 students attending 209 institutions who were followed up four and nine years after college entry. Results show that even when pre-college service participation is controlled, student participation in volunteer service during the undergraduate years is positively associated wit…
Career Strategies for Women in Academe: Arming Athena
Foreword - Joann Claire Silverberg A Feminist Classicist Reflects on Athena Introduction - Joan C Chrisler, Lynn H Collins and Kathryn Quina PART ONE: THE CURRENT STATUS OF WOMEN IN ACADEME Working in the Ivory Basement - Nijole V Benokraitis Subtle Sex Discrimination in Higher Education Searching for Congruity - Alberta Gloria Reflections of an Untenured Woman of Color On Overcoming Bureaucracy - Kathryn Quina A Tale of Grievance Competition and…
Faculty Research Productivity: Exploring the Role of Gender and Family-Related Factors
Assessing Response Rates and Nonresponse Bias in Web and Paper Surveys
Student–Faculty Interaction in Research Universities: Differences by Student Gender, Race, Social Class, and First-Generation Status
This study examined whether the effects of student–faculty interaction on a range of student outcomes—i.e., college GPA, degree aspiration, integration, critical thinking and communication, cultural appreciation and social awareness, and satisfaction with college experience—vary by student gender, race, social class, and first-generation status. The study utilized data on 58,281 students who participated in the 2006 University of California Under…
Anatomy of an Enduring Gender Gap: The Evolution of Women’s Participation in Computer Science
Given growing interest in computing fields, as well as a longstanding gender gap in computer science, this study used nationwide survey data on college students during 4 decades to: (a) document trends in aspirations to major in computer science among undergraduate women and men; (b) explore the characteristics of women and men who choose to major in computer science and how this population has evolved over time; and (c) identify the key determin…
Planning a Career in Engineering: Parental Effects on Sons and Daughters
This paper examines the extent to which prospective engineers follow in their parents' footsteps. Specifically, we investigate the connection between fathers' and mothers' employment in the engineering profession and the career plans of sons and daughters. We develop a number of reasons to expect an occupation-specific intergenerational association in this field, as well as hypotheses regarding gender-specific role-modeling. Data are drawn from t…
Sense of Belonging in Computing: The Role of Introductory Courses for Women and Underrepresented Minority Students
This study examines an aspect of gender and racial/ethnic gaps in undergraduate computing by focusing on sense of belonging among women and underrepresented minority (URM) introductory computing students. We examine change in sense of belonging during the introductory course as well as the predictors of belonging, with attention to conditional effects by gender and URM status. Results show that sense of belonging outcomes are a product of both in…
Advancing Equity in Graduate Pathways: Examining the Factors that Sustain and Develop Computing Graduate Aspirations
In light of the need to both grow and diversify graduate enrollments in computing fields, this quantitative study examined variables associated with students’ initial aspirations for computing graduate school as well as how aspirations were sustained or developed over time. Using a longitudinal sample of undergraduate students who enrolled in introductory computing courses at 15 research universities, findings suggest that environments and intera…
The Tech Trajectory: Examining the Role of College Environments in Shaping Students’ Interest in Computing Careers
Psychology (10 works) · Higher education (7 works) · Political science (7 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Higher Education Research Studies (5 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Gender and Technology in Education (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Teaching and Learning Programming (4 works) · Career Development and Diversity (3 works)