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Preparing for the STEM Pathways? Dual Enrollment and College Major Choice in STEM
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Xiaodan Hu; Hsun-Yu Chan – Journal of Higher Education, 2024
Guided by the STEM pathway model, our study hypothesizes that dual enrollment can serve as an effective strategy to improve and equalize college students' access to STEM programs. We analyzed a nationally representative dataset to disaggregate the influence of dual enrollment course-taking (i.e. participation, dual credits in Math/Science, number…
Descriptors: Career Pathways, STEM Careers, Dual Enrollment, Education Majors
Capitalizing Baccalaureate Degree Attainment: Identifying Student and Institution Level Characteristics That Ensure Success for Latinxs
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Arellano, Lucy – Journal of Higher Education, 2020
Baccalaureate degree completion is essential for future development as a nation. Latinxs are the largest minority group in the country and by 2050 nearly one out of every three individuals will be of Latinx descent. While Latinx enrollment may increase, the proportion completing college is not comparable. This study explored the pre-college…
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, Educational Attainment, Student Characteristics, Institutional Characteristics
From Community College Attendants to Baccalaureate Recipients: A Planned Behavior Model for Transfer Students in STEM Fields of Study
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Zhang, Yi Leaf; Adamuti-Trache, Maria; Connolly, John – Journal of Higher Education, 2019
Guided by the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) (Fishbein & Ajzen, 2010), our study aims to understand how community college transfer students' STEM degree attainment behavior is shaped by their beliefs, intentions, contextual factors and social-demographic characteristics. This study drew upon data from the Education Longitudinal Study of 2002…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Bachelors Degrees, College Transfer Students, STEM Education