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050 04 $aLC148.2$b.S49 1997
100 1 $aSeymour, Elaine.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no97003423
245 10 $aTalking about leaving :$bwhy undergraduates leave the sciences /$cElaine Seymour and Nancy M. Hewitt.
260 $aBoulder, Colo. :$bWestview Press,$c1997.
300 $ax, 429 pages ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [403]-422) and indexes.
505 00 $g1.$tOverview --$g2.$tEntering S.M.E. Majors: Choice and Preparation --$g3.$tThe Learning Experience in S.M.E. Majors --$g4.$tCareer and Lifestyle, Time and Money --$g5.$tIssues of Gender --$g6.$tIssues of Race and Ethnicity --$g7.$tSome Conclusions and Their Implications --$gApp. B.$tTopics Explored in Interviews and Focus Groups.
520 $aThis intriguing book explores the reasons that lead undergraduates of above-average ability to switch from science, mathematics, and engineering majors into nonscience majors. Based on a three-year, seven-campus study, the volume takes up the ongoing national debate about the quality of undergraduate education in these fields, offering explanations for net losses of students to non-science majors.
650 0 $aCollege dropouts$zUnited States.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2009120640
650 0 $aScience$xStudy and teaching (Higher)$zUnited States.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008111354
650 0 $aMathematics$xStudy and teaching (Higher)$zUnited States.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2010101051
650 0 $aEngineering$xStudy and teaching (Higher)$zUnited States.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008119509
650 0 $aCollege students$zUnited States$xAttitudes.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008101193
700 1 $aHewitt, Nancy M.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n97008915
852 00 $bbar$hLC148.2$i.S49 1997