Title: Talking about leaving : why undergraduates leave the sciences /
Authors: Seymour, Elaine.; Hewitt, Nancy M.
Publisher: Westview Press,
Year: 1997
Subjects: College dropouts United States.; Science Study and teaching (Higher) United States; Mathematics Study and teaching (Higher) United States; Engineering Study and teaching (Higher) United States; College students United States Attitudes; Student Dropouts; Science education; Mathematics education; Engineering education; Universities
Abstract: This 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.
Contents: Overview -- Entering S.M.E. majors: choice and preparation -- The learning experience in S.M.E. majors -- Career and lifestyle, time and money -- Issues of gender -- Issues of race and ethnicity -- Some conclusions and their implications.