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E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/35908599 Title: Talking about leaving : why undergraduates leave the sciences Author: Elaine Seymour; Nancy M Hewitt Publisher: Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, 1997. ISBN/ISSN: 0813389267 9780813389264 OCLC:35908599

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Talking about leaving : why undergraduates leave the sciences

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Talking about leaving : why undergraduates leave the sciences

Author:	Elaine Seymour; Nancy M Hewitt
Publisher:	Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, 1997.
Edition/Format:	Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
Summary:	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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Additional Physical Format:	Online version: Seymour, Elaine. Talking about leaving. Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, 1997 (OCoLC)621857931
Document Type:	Book
All Authors / Contributors:	Elaine Seymour; Nancy M Hewitt Find more information about:
ISBN:	0813389267 9780813389264
OCLC Number:	35908599
Description:	x, 429 p. ; 24 cm.
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.
Responsibility:	Elaine Seymour and Nancy M. Hewitt.
More information:	Contributor biographical information Publisher description

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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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