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ERIC Number: EJ578462
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-0024-9033
Why Some Stay: A Study of Factors Contributing to Persistence in Undergraduate Physics.
Vazquez-Abad, Jesus; Winer, Laura R.; Derome, Jean-Robert
McGill Journal of Education, v32 n3 p209-29 Fall 1997
Relates that concerns about the dropout rate among physics majors at the University of Montreal (Canada) led to a study of student persistence. Indicates that those who dropped out and those who stayed differed in their perceptions of their skills and knowledge, and their confidence in finishing the program. Presents preliminary recommendations. (DSK)
Descriptors: Course Selection (Students), Dropout Research, Dropouts, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Physics, Science Instruction, Self Efficacy, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Undergraduate Students
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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