This study draws upon social cognitive career theory and higher education literature to
propose and test a conceptual framework for understanding the selection of postsecondary …

This study draws upon social cognitive career theory and higher education literature to test a
conceptual framework for understanding the entrance into science, technology, engineering …

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 …

ABSTRACT Building on Social Cognitive Career Theory and Xueli Wang's conceptual
model of STEM choice, this study advances and tests a model seeking to understand STEM …

This research examined high school students' STEM career development using a Social
Cognitive Career Theory framework. Data used in this study were from High School …

The purpose of this study is to investigate how students' high school experience, math and
science efficacy, and student, parent, and teacher expectations affect their plans for college …

This study examined how various individual, family, and school level contextual factors
impact the likelihood of planning to major in one of the science, technology, engineering, or …

Objective: This study explored how high school and postsecondary academic parameters
may relate to the choice of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) …

Background Decades of research have examined what motivates students to pursue careers
in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields, but STEM careers are …

As new initiatives and programs are being increasingly implemented to promote STEM
(Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) interest and participation among US …