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ERIC Number: EJ639803
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-0002-4805
Do Factors That Differentiate Science and Nonscience Majors Predict Majoring in Science?
Johnstone, Rebecca; Haines, Valerie A.; Wallace, Jean E.
Alberta Journal of Educational Research, v47 n3 p280-84 Fall 2001
A study examined whether factors that differentiate science and nonscience majors translate into meaningful predictors of majoring in science. Questionnaires were administered to 121 science majors and 160 social science majors at a Canadian university. Only 7 of the 12 factors that differentiated science and social science majors were important in predicting majoring in science. (Contains 23 references.) (TD)
Descriptors: Course Selection (Students), Family Influence, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Majors (Students), Predictor Variables, Science Education, Science Interests, Self Efficacy, Sex Differences, Student Characteristics, Student Interests, Student Surveys
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Canada