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ERIC Number: EJ227343
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1980-Jul
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Initial Choice of College Major: Are Only the "Undecided" Undecided?
Titley, Robert W.; Titley, Bonnie S.
Journal of College Student Personnel, v21 n4 p293-98 Jul 1980
Behavioral and subjective report measures indicated that some form of undecidedness, tentativeness, or uncertainty about choice of major existed in at least three out of four college freshmen. A two-year follow-up indicated a relationship between uncertainty about major choice and attrition. (Author)
Descriptors: College Applicants, Decision Making, Dropouts, Educational Counseling, Followup Studies, Higher Education, Majors (Students), School Counseling, School Orientation, Student Personnel Services
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Uncertainty