Stories of staying and leaving: a mixed methods analysis of biology undergraduate choice, persistence, and departure

Using a sequential, explanatory mixed methods design, this dissertation study compared students who persist in the biology major (persisters) with students who leave the biology major (switchers) in terms of how their pre-college experiences, college biology experiences, and biology performance figu...

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Main Author: Lang, Sarah Adrienne, 1973-
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: 2008
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2152/3872