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Showing 1 to 20 of 28 for “"College majors"”.
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Wage Dispersion Between College Majors
… skills. Higher skills acquired through a college education are compensated with higher wages called the "college wage premium". The college wage premium, calculated by taking the ratio of hourly wages of college educated workers to high school educated workers, is 1.8 (James, 2012). But …
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Factors influencing the educational and occupational choices of women
… and various motivating factors among female college students who choose college majors in traditionally female-dominated fields as compared to those who chose college majors in traditionally male-dominated fields. The Mathematics Self-Efficacy Scale and an adapted version of the College …
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The effects on short-term retention and college major selection resulting from systematic career planning of entering college freshmen
… the academic major selection rate of entering college freshmen. The sample consisted of lll randomly selected freshmen who were enrolled in freshman orientation classes during the fall semester at a historically Black university. Three groups (experimental, control, and comparison) were …
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Females in STEM: Self-Efficacy Within Women Who Pursue STEM Majors
… large quantities of men outnumbering women in college majors and career fields of STEM? Looking at female STEM self-efficacy and gender role in culture could provide insight to the problem at hand. A survey was given to investigate self-efficacy and students’ STEM backgrounds of undergraduate …
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Career counseling for college students: the influence of a computer-assisted career decision-making program on the stability of college major selection at a Research-Extensive University
… on the stability of the choice of college majors. This study sought to determine whether any differences existed in the stability of college majors between students who entered a Research-Extensive University with undeclared majors, used Career Discovery I, and declared a major by …
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Factors influencing the job success of women college graduates
… the effects of personal, job-related, and college characteristics on the job success of women college graduates employed by a major U.S. manufacturing firm. Job success was defined in terms of performance evaluations, wage growth, and promotion rate models. The relative success of graduates …
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Eating Disorder Risk in Subgroups of College Freshman Women
… this study was to identify subgroups within the college population having a heightened risk for eating disorders. The information for this analysis was retrieved from an existing data set. The two variables that were compared were self selection of college major at the initial collection during …
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Exploring Community Colleges in the Stem Education Landscape : development of stem college major choice model
<p>Community colleges are becoming increasingly relevant as an entrance point into postsecondary education for potential science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) majors. These institutions are also an important education pathway for women and racial/ethnic minorities who are …
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Differential Returns to Ability and College Major 5, 10, and 15 Years after Graduation
… the impact of several variables, including college major field, on earnings of a nationally representative sample (NLSY79) of baccalaureate and masters recipients at multiple points in time. This extends previous research on the impact of college major on future earnings in two ways. First, …
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Analysis of the D/I, T/P Interest Dimensions as Related to Persistence in a College Major
… the predictability of persistence in the same college major, throughout four years of college, from information provided by the ACT World of Work Map (WWM). The ACT interest inventory scores of 3612 high school seniors, who aspired to one of 24 chosen college majors and were college seniors 4 …
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The Difference in the Preferred Learning Styles Between Right Brain Dominant and Left Brain Dominant Students
… to 111 undergraduate elementary education college majors enrolled at Southwest Missouri State University. Students completed the two instruments used to determine preferred learning styles and hemispheric preference. The two instruments administered were the Learning Styles Inventory (LSI) …
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A Comparison Study of Depression and Wellness Among Undergraduate College Students Seeking Degrees in the Helping Professions
… examine the relationship between undergraduate college students seeking degrees in helping profession majors and determine the utilization of wellness. The study will also explore differences of wellness utilized between the undergraduate college majors. According to recent literature, …
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Addressing the Poor Professional Outcomes of Undergraduate Arts Students
… indicates that a total of 11.1% of all recent college graduates with undergraduate arts degrees are unemployed (Carnevale, Cheah, & Strohl, Hard Times: College Majors, Unemployment and Earnings, 2012, p. 7). Fifty two percent of arts undergraduate alumni reported being dissatisfied with their …
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A STEM Mentoring Program's Influence on the Mathematics Self-Efficacy of Fourth-Grade Students
… students’ academic achievement and choice of college majors and careers. Research studies further show that mathematics self-efficacy declines when students transition from elementary to middle school. Social supports such as teachers and mentors that provide encouragement and facilitate …
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The Pontem Path: A Case Study of a Catholic Bridge Program Focusing on College Readiness
… to Georgetown’s 2015 study on the economics of college majors, a college graduate makes $1 million more than a high school graduate (Carnevale et al., 2015). In addition, the study indicated a difference of $3.4 million in income between the highest and lowest paying majors. One way to bridge …
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Math anxiety and careers among bilingual Latinos
… influencing MSE careers among European-American college students, such information is lacking for bilingual Latino college students. The first objective of the study was to create and psychometrically evaluate a Spanish-language Mathematics Anxiety Rating Scale-Short Version (MARS-SV) and to …
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Perceived Social Support and Religious Attitudes as Correlates of Spiritual Well-Being Among Senior Undergraduate Students at Northeast Brazil Adventist University
… correlates of spiritual well-being among senior college students at NeBAU. Descriptive analysis and correlation were employed along with factor analysis and reliability tests of the scales. The research sample consisted of 223 senior undergraduate students in the following programs: dentistry, …
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Undecided students: a study of decision-making styles and choosing a college major at Rowan University
The purposes of this study were (a) to investigate the decision-making styles of undecided students who are in the process of choosing a major at Rowan University, (b) to investigate students' reactions to making a real-life decision such as choosing a major, and (c) to determine if there is a …
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Making a major decision: undeclared student retention and the process of choosing an academic major at Rowan University
… study was to gain insight into the rationale of college major selection for undeclared students. The study focused on determining if undeclared students were influenced by outside resources and factors to aid in their decision to declare a particular major. Approximately 300 freshmen undecided …
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AGGLOMERATION ECONOMIES, INVESTMENT IN EDUCATION, AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
… different skills, which are identified by their college majors.</p> <p>The first essay presents evidence of direct spillovers from universities and examines the short- and long-run effects of university activities on geographic clustering of economic activity, labor market composition and local …
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