Pipeline persistence: Examining the association of educational experiences with earned degrees in STEM among U.S. students

• Published in: Science education (Salem, Mass.) Vol. 95; no. 5; pp. 877 - 907
• Main Authors: Maltese, Adam V, Tai, Robert H
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company 01.09.2011; John Wiley & Sons, Inc; Wiley Periodicals Inc
• Subjects: Academic achievement; Ausbildungsentscheidung; Context Effect; Economic crisis; Educational Experience; High School; High School Students; Hochschule; Kontextbezug; Lehrerausbildung; Majors (Students); Mathematics; Mathematics education; Mathematikunterricht; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; R&D; Research & development; Science education; Sciences; Secondary Education; Sekundarstufe II; Selection; STEM Education; Student; Student Educational Objectives; Student Interests; Students; Studieninteresse; United States; Zukunftsperspektive; United States; United States > US

As the global economic crisis continues, sustaining the United States' position as a leader in research and development is a top concern of policy makers. Looking to increase the number of students pursuing degrees in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics), calls for improved...