Talking about leaving : why undergraduates leave the sciences / Elaine Seymour and Nancy M. Hewitt.
Talking about leaving : why undergraduates leave the sciences / Elaine Seymour and Nancy M. Hewitt.
Talking about leaving : why undergraduates leave the sciences / Elaine Seymour and Nancy M. Hewitt.
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Publisher
Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, 1997.
Date
1997.
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N378.169/1
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Language
English
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Physical content
x, 429 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. Overview -- 2. Entering S.M.E. Majors: Choice and Preparation -- 3. The Learning Experience in S.M.E. Majors -- 4. Career and Lifestyle, Time and Money -- 5. Issues of Gender -- 6. Issues of Race and Ethnicity -- 7. Some Conclusions and Their Implications -- App. B. Topics Explored in Interviews...
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Publisher
Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, 1997.
Place of Publication
Colorado
Date Published
1997.
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Summary
This intriguing book explores the reasons that lead undergraduates of above-average ability to switch from science, mathematics, and engineering majors into nonscience majors. Based on a three-year, seven-campus study, the volume takes up the ongoing national debate about the quality of undergraduate education in these fields, offering explanations...
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Talking about leaving : why undergraduates leave the sciences / Elaine Seymour and Nancy M. Hewitt.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [403]-422) and indexes.
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N378.169/1
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74VvDNwxKP83
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ISBN
0813389267 (alk. paper)
9780813389264 (alk. paper)
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378.169/1
MMS ID
991005000519702626
