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Building Women’s Innovation Capacities Through Undergraduate Experiences

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  • Benjamin S. Selznick

    (James Madison University)

  • Matthew J. Mayhew

    (The Ohio State University)

  • Lini Zhang

    (Shanghai Institute of Technology)

  • Eric T. McChesney

    (The Ohio State University)

Abstract

This study examines how collegiate climates and practices can promote innovation capacities among an international longitudinal sample of undergraduate women. Using a pre-test/post-test quantitative design with a reliable and valid dependent measure of innovation capacities, this study employs structural equation modeling to robustly estimate collegiate effects over-and-above students’ entry characteristics and personality traits. Results indicate that curricular practices (e.g., faculty challenge, course-taking patterns) and co-curricular engagement (e.g., connecting experiences) spur the development of innovation capacities among our sample of women. Findings are discussed and implications for theory, research, and practice are provided.

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  • Benjamin S. Selznick & Matthew J. Mayhew & Lini Zhang & Eric T. McChesney, 2022. "Building Women’s Innovation Capacities Through Undergraduate Experiences," Research in Higher Education, Springer;Association for Institutional Research, vol. 63(4), pages 567-588, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:reihed:v:63:y:2022:i:4:d:10.1007_s11162-021-09659-3
    DOI: 10.1007/s11162-021-09659-3
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