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ERIC Number: ED608554
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Dec
Pages: 33
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: EISSN-
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STEM Magnet High Schools and Student Intent to Declare a STEM Major
Grantee Submission
This study employed design-based logistic regression to examine the extent to which attending a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) magnet high school, school demographics, and student-level factors explain racial/ethnic differences in a student's intent to declare a STEM major in the first semester of college. Data were drawn from the High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (HSLS:09). The results show only student-level factors (gender, ethnicity/race, highest math course level, and math achievement) are statistically significantly associated with a student's likelihood of intending to declare a STEM major. These findings suggest simply establishing a STEM magnet high school may not increase the likelihood of its graduates pursuing STEM careers. [This paper will be published in "The Educational Forum" v86 n4 2021.]
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (NCES)
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R305B170009
Author Affiliations: N/A