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ERIC Number: ED605916
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Jun
Pages: 26
Abstractor: As Provided
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STEM Occupational Intentions Stability and Change through High School. Stats in Brief. NCES 2020-167
Holian, Laura; Kelly, Emily
National Center for Education Statistics
This Statistics in Brief provides information about the occupational expectations of high school freshmen in 2009 and how their expectations changed (or did not) by the spring of 2012. The focus is on expectations for a career in a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) field, defined in this report as science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. The report draws on data from the High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (HSLS:09).
Descriptors: STEM Education, Occupational Aspiration, High School Freshmen, Student Attitudes, Expectation, Career Choice, Course Selection (Students), Grade 9, Grade 11, Sciences, Engineering, Mathematics, Information Technology, Intention, Student Characteristics, Family Characteristics, Institutional Characteristics, Persistence, Gender Differences, Racial Differences, Ethnicity, Parent Background, Educational Attainment, Socioeconomic Status, Grade Point Average, Student Interests, Grade 8
National Center for Education Statistics. Available from: ED Pubs. P.O. Box 1398, Jessup, MD 20794-1398. Tel: 877-433-7827; Web site: http://nces.ed.gov/
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Numerical/Quantitative Data
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education; Grade 9; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Grade 11; Elementary Education; Grade 8
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: National Center for Education Statistics (ED)
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (NCES)
IES Funded: Yes
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