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Monday, June 29, 2009

Research News | Nadya Fouad, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Nadya Fouad, vocational psychologist and UWM Distinguished Professor, is an author of a new study on what steers girls toward or away from math and science during their education.

She is one of the authors of a three-year study aimed at identifying supports and barriers that steer girls toward or away from science and math during their education. Fouad found that the self-confidence instilled by parents and teachers is more important for young girls learning math and science than their initial interest.

To read more about the study, check out this Science Daily article.

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