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Talking about leaving why undergraduates leave the sciences

Published 1 January 1997
Seymour, Elaine, Hewitt, Nancy M.
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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.

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EngineeringPhysics and Astronomy