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Sadler, Philip M.; Sonnert, Gerhard; Hazari, Zahra; Tai, Robert – Science Education, 2012
This retrospective cohort study characterizes how interest in science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM) careers changes during high school for more than 6,000 students in a representative national sample of 34 two- and four-year colleges taking mandatory college English courses. Overall, large gender differences in career plans were…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Science Interests, STEM Education, Student Interests
Schwartz, Marc S.; Hazari, Zahra; Sadler, Philip M. – Science Educator, 2008
Interview data from secondary and postsecondary science instructors explored their in-depth views on preparing students for college science. Professors expressed a high level of consensus concerning two factors: general student skills and mathematics preparation. Teachers, who expressed lower levels of consensus, did agree on the importance of…
Descriptors: Interviews, Secondary School Science, Secondary School Teachers, Postsecondary Education