Educational Pathways of Black Women Physicists: Stories of Experiencing and Overcoming Obstacles in Life.

A case study analysis of successful Black women, with PhDs in physics, and the key themes that led to their success.

• Publication year

  2016

• Venue

  Unknown venue

• Publication date

  2016-08-01

• Fields of study

  Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, Education

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1103/PHYSREVPHYSEDUCRES.12.020113
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