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The postbaccalaureate goals of college women in STEM

✍ Scribed by Darnell Cole; Araceli Espinoza

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2011
Weight
52 KB
Volume
2011
Category
Article
ISSN
0271-0579

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✦ Synopsis

Abstract

Current research on undergraduate women continues to provide insight on what dissuades, attracts, and retains them in STEM programs; however, less is known about their postbaccalaureate goals. Using social cognitive career theory (SCCT) as the theoretical framework, this chapter discusses the relationships among self‐efficacy, the college environment, and women's postbaccalaureate goals.

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