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Papers by Sheila Tobias

Research paper thumbnail of Math Anxiety and the Adult Learner

Lifelong Learning the Adult Years, 1978

Research paper thumbnail of Connecting the Dots

The Women's Review of Books, 1993

Research paper thumbnail of Women's studies: Its origins, its organization and its prospects

Women's Studies International Quarterly, 1978

Synopsis--Women's Studies is the intellectual examination of the absence of women from history; a... more Synopsis--Women's Studies is the intellectual examination of the absence of women from history; a fresh look in a non-Freudian way at the social psychology of women; the study of women in literature and the images of women in the Arts; the economic and legal history of the family; and speculation about 'androgyny', a state of society and a state of mind where sex-differences might be socially, economically and politically overcome.

Research paper thumbnail of Training science and mathematics professionals for an innovation economy: The emergence of the Professional Science Master's in the USA

Industry and Higher Education, 2006

Research paper thumbnail of Evaluating Women's Studies: A Decision-Theoretic Approach

Signs, 1978

Probably all women's studies teachers informally evaluate the success of their courses a... more Probably all women's studies teachers informally evaluate the success of their courses at the end of a term. Several have tried to evaluate their efforts more formally as well.'In this paper we discuss the problems of the traditional approach to such formal evaluation and ...

Research paper thumbnail of Faces of Feminism: An Activist's Reflections on the Women's Movement

The American Political Science Review, 1998

Research paper thumbnail of Approaching the Future. (Book Reviews: Rethinking Science as a Career. Perceptions and Realities in the Physical Sciences.)

Research paper thumbnail of Liberal Studies in Engineering - Workshop Report

Research paper thumbnail of Tune In, Turn Off, Drop Out

Research paper thumbnail of C hutes and L adders

Research paper thumbnail of Unemployment Blues: A Report From the Field

Research paper thumbnail of Mathematical Ability: Is Sex a Factor?

Science, 1981

... EDITH H. LUCHINS Department of Mathematical Sciences, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy,... more ... EDITH H. LUCHINS Department of Mathematical Sciences, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York 12181 ABRAHAM S. LUCHINS Department of Psychology, State University ofNew York, Albany 12220 ... Bull. 80, 889 (1979); D. B. Boles, Child Dev. 51, 625 (1980). ...

Research paper thumbnail of The science-trained professional: A new breed for the new century

AIP Conference Proceedings, 1997

In light of the evaporation of the putative short-fall, there is much discussion about changes in... more In light of the evaporation of the putative short-fall, there is much discussion about changes in graduate education in the physical sciences; much less about changes in the undergraduate major. In Rethinking Science as a Career: Perceptions and Realities in the Physical Sciences (1), the authors noted some innovations in the direction of ``multiple tracks'' through the major. An update of these is presented along with an analysis of what it will take to overcome faculty (and student) resistance to these changes. Also a note on linking courses for non-science majors to their respective fields as part of an overall strategy toward increasing job and other graduate opportunities for physical science majors. If professionals outside the physical sciences are to be receptive to science majors, they must have more than a general appreciation for their special skills and knowledge. They must know some science, too.

Research paper thumbnail of Female Studies: No. 1

HD and FS 390 was taught for the first time in the spring of 1970, 203 students enrolled, of whic... more HD and FS 390 was taught for the first time in the spring of 1970, 203 students enrolled, of which 30 Were male. More than 150 audited the course regularly, which made a total audience of 350.

Research paper thumbnail of Woman as Subject and Object in Higher Education

Notre Dame Journal of Education, 1972

Research paper thumbnail of New Feminism on a University Campus: From Job Equality to Female Studies

In her speech to the Symposium on Feminism, the author relates the growth and accomplishments of ... more In her speech to the Symposium on Feminism, the author relates the growth and accomplishments of the womenls movement at Cornell University. When the author first went to Cornell, not only were no women on tenure in the history, government, economics, English, physics, chemistry and math departments, but pride was taken that there had never been women on the faculties of the history, government or economics departments. A conference was held on the subject of equal opportunities for women and at a 1969 conference a NOW chapter was formed on the Cornell campus. Since that time, this organization has succeeded in ending the admissions quotas for women in various departments, has ended parietal rules and residence rules for women, and has instituted a branch of Planned Parenthood on campus so that every undergraduate female will have success to contraceptive counseling and devices. Another achievement of the 1969 conference was the development of Female Studies at Cornell. The first course taught was uThe Evolution of the Female Personality.n This course touches on history, sociology, literature, intellectual P.istory, and anthropology, and was found to be of interest to undergraduate men as well as women. (HS)

Research paper thumbnail of Science Education in a Post-Shortfall Environment: Restructuring Supply, Restructuring Demand

Research paper thumbnail of Science Education Reform: What's Wrong with the Process?

Research paper thumbnail of Initiatives from the Academic Sector and Their Impacts on Higher Education and Research. Part 1

Industry and Higher Education, 1998

Research paper thumbnail of Report of Female Studies Conference

This document presents a review of the proceedings of the Cornell Conference on the Future of Fem... more This document presents a review of the proceedings of the Cornell Conference on the Future of Female Studies, which was held at Cornell University on May 10, 1972. Participants in the conference included faculty members from Cornell as well as faculty members from other prominent colleges and universities in the U. S. and abroad. General topics and courses discussed were: cross-cultural studies; Marriage and the Protestant Reformation; the opportunity structure of housewifery; the historic of domesticity; sex structure and class structure; women in literature; inequality and modernization; male-female roles; and achievement and self-esteem. (HS)

Research paper thumbnail of Math Anxiety and the Adult Learner

Lifelong Learning the Adult Years, 1978

Research paper thumbnail of Connecting the Dots

The Women's Review of Books, 1993

Research paper thumbnail of Women's studies: Its origins, its organization and its prospects

Women's Studies International Quarterly, 1978

Synopsis--Women's Studies is the intellectual examination of the absence of women from history; a... more Synopsis--Women's Studies is the intellectual examination of the absence of women from history; a fresh look in a non-Freudian way at the social psychology of women; the study of women in literature and the images of women in the Arts; the economic and legal history of the family; and speculation about 'androgyny', a state of society and a state of mind where sex-differences might be socially, economically and politically overcome.

Research paper thumbnail of Training science and mathematics professionals for an innovation economy: The emergence of the Professional Science Master's in the USA

Industry and Higher Education, 2006

Research paper thumbnail of Evaluating Women's Studies: A Decision-Theoretic Approach

Signs, 1978

Probably all women's studies teachers informally evaluate the success of their courses a... more Probably all women's studies teachers informally evaluate the success of their courses at the end of a term. Several have tried to evaluate their efforts more formally as well.'In this paper we discuss the problems of the traditional approach to such formal evaluation and ...

Research paper thumbnail of Faces of Feminism: An Activist's Reflections on the Women's Movement

The American Political Science Review, 1998

Research paper thumbnail of Approaching the Future. (Book Reviews: Rethinking Science as a Career. Perceptions and Realities in the Physical Sciences.)

Research paper thumbnail of Liberal Studies in Engineering - Workshop Report

Research paper thumbnail of Tune In, Turn Off, Drop Out

Research paper thumbnail of C hutes and L adders

Research paper thumbnail of Unemployment Blues: A Report From the Field

Research paper thumbnail of Mathematical Ability: Is Sex a Factor?

Science, 1981

... EDITH H. LUCHINS Department of Mathematical Sciences, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy,... more ... EDITH H. LUCHINS Department of Mathematical Sciences, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York 12181 ABRAHAM S. LUCHINS Department of Psychology, State University ofNew York, Albany 12220 ... Bull. 80, 889 (1979); D. B. Boles, Child Dev. 51, 625 (1980). ...

Research paper thumbnail of The science-trained professional: A new breed for the new century

AIP Conference Proceedings, 1997

In light of the evaporation of the putative short-fall, there is much discussion about changes in... more In light of the evaporation of the putative short-fall, there is much discussion about changes in graduate education in the physical sciences; much less about changes in the undergraduate major. In Rethinking Science as a Career: Perceptions and Realities in the Physical Sciences (1), the authors noted some innovations in the direction of ``multiple tracks'' through the major. An update of these is presented along with an analysis of what it will take to overcome faculty (and student) resistance to these changes. Also a note on linking courses for non-science majors to their respective fields as part of an overall strategy toward increasing job and other graduate opportunities for physical science majors. If professionals outside the physical sciences are to be receptive to science majors, they must have more than a general appreciation for their special skills and knowledge. They must know some science, too.

Research paper thumbnail of Female Studies: No. 1

HD and FS 390 was taught for the first time in the spring of 1970, 203 students enrolled, of whic... more HD and FS 390 was taught for the first time in the spring of 1970, 203 students enrolled, of which 30 Were male. More than 150 audited the course regularly, which made a total audience of 350.

Research paper thumbnail of Woman as Subject and Object in Higher Education

Notre Dame Journal of Education, 1972

Research paper thumbnail of New Feminism on a University Campus: From Job Equality to Female Studies

In her speech to the Symposium on Feminism, the author relates the growth and accomplishments of ... more In her speech to the Symposium on Feminism, the author relates the growth and accomplishments of the womenls movement at Cornell University. When the author first went to Cornell, not only were no women on tenure in the history, government, economics, English, physics, chemistry and math departments, but pride was taken that there had never been women on the faculties of the history, government or economics departments. A conference was held on the subject of equal opportunities for women and at a 1969 conference a NOW chapter was formed on the Cornell campus. Since that time, this organization has succeeded in ending the admissions quotas for women in various departments, has ended parietal rules and residence rules for women, and has instituted a branch of Planned Parenthood on campus so that every undergraduate female will have success to contraceptive counseling and devices. Another achievement of the 1969 conference was the development of Female Studies at Cornell. The first course taught was uThe Evolution of the Female Personality.n This course touches on history, sociology, literature, intellectual P.istory, and anthropology, and was found to be of interest to undergraduate men as well as women. (HS)

Research paper thumbnail of Science Education in a Post-Shortfall Environment: Restructuring Supply, Restructuring Demand

Research paper thumbnail of Science Education Reform: What's Wrong with the Process?

Research paper thumbnail of Initiatives from the Academic Sector and Their Impacts on Higher Education and Research. Part 1

Industry and Higher Education, 1998

Research paper thumbnail of Report of Female Studies Conference

This document presents a review of the proceedings of the Cornell Conference on the Future of Fem... more This document presents a review of the proceedings of the Cornell Conference on the Future of Female Studies, which was held at Cornell University on May 10, 1972. Participants in the conference included faculty members from Cornell as well as faculty members from other prominent colleges and universities in the U. S. and abroad. General topics and courses discussed were: cross-cultural studies; Marriage and the Protestant Reformation; the opportunity structure of housewifery; the historic of domesticity; sex structure and class structure; women in literature; inequality and modernization; male-female roles; and achievement and self-esteem. (HS)