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Dorph, Rena; Bathgate, Meghan E.; Schunn, Christian D.; Cannady, Matthew A. – International Journal of Science Education, 2018
This paper proposes three new measures of components STEM career preferences (affinity, certainty, and goal), and then explores which dimensions of "science learning activation" (fascination, values, competency belief, and scientific sensemaking) are predictive of STEM career preferences. Drawn from the ALES14 dataset, a sample of 2938…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Science Careers, Career Choice, Vocational Interests
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Jorstad, John; Starobin, Soko S.; Chen, Yu; Kollasch, Aurelia – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2017
This quantitative study examined the predictive impact of a series of factors on female community college students' intention to transfer in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). The STEM Student Success Literacy survey (SSSL) was utilized to collect data from a large, diverse community college located in Florida. After the…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Social Capital, Climate, Females
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Jackson, Dimitra Lynette; Laanan, Frankie Santos – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2015
The United States is experiencing a dire need for individuals who possess training and expertise in areas of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). With over half of the nation's students entering university environments via community colleges coupled with a large portion of this population majoring in STEM areas, the successful…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Transfer Students, STEM Education, Success