ERIC Number: ED608554
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Dec
Pages: 33
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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.]
Descriptors: Magnet Schools, High School Students, Intention, Majors (Students), Higher Education, Racial Differences, Ethnicity, Gender Differences, Mathematics Achievement, Mathematics Instruction, Probability, Program Effectiveness, Socioeconomic Status, Institutional Characteristics, Student Characteristics, Racial Composition
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (NCES)
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R305B170009
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