More than two-thirds of STEM jobs are held by men. This paper provides a detailed analysis the pipeline from high school to mid-career in United States, decomposing gender gap into six stages. By far most important stages initial college major choice and college-to-career transition. Men more likely women start major, especially among those who prepared for upon entry. alone accounts 57% total ...

Although important strides toward gender parity have been made in several scientific fields, women remain underrepresented in the physical sciences, engineering, mathematics, and computer sciences (PEMCs). This study examines the effects of adolescents' subjective orientations, course taking, and academic performance on the likelihood of majoring in PEMC in college. Results indicate that racial...

Science educators have the common goal of helping students develop scientific literacy, including understanding of the nature of science (NOS). University faculties are challenged with the need to develop informed NOS views in several major student subpopulations, including science majors and nonscience majors. Research into NOS views of undergraduates, particularly science majors, has been lim...

Much of the published research on cognitive styles focuses on the differences in cognitive styles of students pursuing different majors in either a four year institution or a two year institution. For example, Witkin, et al. (1977) conducted a ten year longitudinal study in four year institutions which sought to determine if field dependence/independence was related to a student's (1) initial m...

Records from the Multiple-Institution Database for Investigating Engineering Longitudinal Development indicate that engineering students are typical of students in other majors with respect to: persistence in major; persistence by gender and ethnicity; racial/ethnic distribution; and grade distribution. Data from the National Survey of Student Engagement show that this similarity extends to eng...

College students’ voluntary activity is the most common project in colleges and universities of China to cultivate college cultural competence play role social support. At present, a relatively mature service mechanism has been formed universities. Public welfare spirit, as core connotation service, good way students improve their ideological moral attainment. activities such undertaking cultiv...