Low retention rates of undergraduate students in Science, Technology, Engineering, and
Math (STEM) fields are a persistent problem in the USA. Information and knowledge of …

Drawing on findings from the interview study and SALG survey, this chapter focuses on the
factors underlying students' interest in STEM and their initial choice of STEM major and the …

Understanding middle school students' perceptions regarding STEM dispositions, and the
role attitudes play in establishing STEM career aspirations, is imperative to preparing the …

Background Science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) jobs are expected to make
up a significant portion of the US workforce. Unfortunately, the trend in retaining students in …

In this study, a theoretical model is tested to examine factors shaping the decision to pursue
STEM fields of study among students entering community colleges and four-year institutions …

Internationally, efforts to increase student interest in science, technology, engineering, and
mathematics (STEM) careers have been on the rise. It is often the goal of such efforts that …

Guided by the STEM pathway model, our study hypothesizes that dual enrollment can serve
as an effective strategy to improve and equalize college students' access to STEM programs …

This study examined the demographic, pre-college, environmental, and college factors that
impact students' interests in and decisions to earn a science, technology, engineering, or …

During the last decade, there have been numerous reports detailing the importance of
increasing science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) majors in the United States …

Many social psychological variables, in addition to knowledge‐based factors such as
academic preparedness, have been investigated individually as sources of the persistent …