In the fields of engineering, science and information technology, there remains an underrepresentation of female leadership in entry level, intermediate, upper level, and senior level management positions, creating an insufficient number of role models to encourage other women to join these...

"This book examines topics of interest and continuing importance for information technology management in a variety of settings. It also explores how information systems and intelligent knowledge processing are playing an increased role in business, science and technology"--

As career and technical education continues to evolve, technology applications are rapidly becoming vital instruments for instructional training and valuable learning tools for the overall enhancement of student experience. This handbook provides an authoritative reference collection on leading...

1. Working toward self-evaluation / Patricia Cranton -- 2. Transformative learning and ancient Asian educational perspectives / Victor Wang, Kathleen King -- 3. Philosopher or Philistine? / Kerry Lee -- 4. A productive decade of andragogy's history and philosophy / John A. Henschke -- 5. New...

Engendered workplace segregation: work is still essentially a male domain -- Male dominated industries: jobs for the boys -- The computer games industry: new industry, same old issues -- Self, career, and gender issues: a complex interplay of internal/external factors -- Stereotype, attitudes,...

What do library workers want from professional conferences? / Samantha Schmehl Hines -- International library conferences: the professional development benefits for librarians, the hurdles of attending and the potential outcomes / James Thull -- Moving beyond the one-shot for professional...

"This book deals with diffe four features of the burgeoning knowledge society: gender, equity, learning, and information technology with the focus on gender - not in the taken-for-granted biological sense of sex but in the socially constituted sense of it"--Provided by publisher.

Introduction: why the gender divide in computer games is an important and timely issue -- The computer game industry, market, and culture -- Games and society: can games make a better world? -- Play preferences and the gendering of gaming -- Representation, image, and identity -- Game workers...

"This book aims to bring the topic of women in IT to the forefront of discussion about what can be done to correct this lopsided gender distribution by providing an essential guide for government professionals, students, and researchers in the ICT field looking to develop a solution to equalize...

"This book provides a collection of high-quality empirical studies and personal experiences of women working in male-dominated fields with a particular focus on the media and gaming industries, providing insight on best methods for attracting and retaining women in these fields"--Provided by...