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Tobias, Sheila – Technology Review, 1992
Examines the idea that introductory college courses should be magnets for recruiting and retaining science majors, not filters to discourage the "unfit." Discusses the possible relationship between the quality of instruction in college science and the number of students that drop out of science well into their college careers. (KR)
Descriptors: Career Choice, Educational Change, Higher Education, Introductory Courses
