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Women Faculty In Stem Colleges At Purdue University: Perceptions Of The Classroom Environment Related To Student Interactions, Susan R. Geier, Christie L. Sahley

ADVANCE-Purdue Gender and STEM Research Symposium

As part of the mission to increase faculty success, the ADVANCE-Purdue Center for Faculty Success (PCFS) sought to understand faculty experiences related to student interactions and the classroom environment. Consequently, the PCFS launched a university-wide survey to understand the various faculty perceptions of their classroom environment specifically related to student interactions. The survey was administered to faculty members during fall 2012. This paper will focus on the perceptions of women faculty members in the Colleges / Schools of Agriculture, Engineering, Pharmacy, Science, Technology and Veterinary Medicine (STEM).

In addition to the demographic items such as gender, rank, and college, participants …