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ERIC Number: EJ449141
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0047-231X
"The Problem Iceberg" in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Education: Student Explanations for High Attrition Rates.
Seymour, Elaine
Journal of College Science Teaching, v21 n4 p230-38 Feb 1992
This three-year survey of undergraduates (n=330) in science, mathematics, and engineering (SME) majors indicates that a large proportion of those who switch from SME majors acknowledge difficulties that arise from structural and cultural sources rather than from personal inadequacy. Those who persevere make effective use of situational resources and employ various strategies to tolerate difficulties. (29 references) (JJK)
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Attitude Change, Attitude Measures, Career Change, Career Development, Course Selection (Students), Engineering Education, Enrollment Influences, Enrollment Trends, Higher Education, Majors (Students), Mathematics Education, Nonmajors, Science Education, Student Attitudes, Student Attrition, Surveys, Trend Analysis, Undergraduate Students
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
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Audience: Policymakers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Change Analysis