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The Impact of College Experiences on Degree Completion in STEM Fields at Four-Year Institutions: Does Gender Matter?

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  • Joy Gaston Gayles
  • Frim Ampaw

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Degree attainment at the undergraduate level for women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) continues to be an issue of national concern, particularly when trying to explain disparaging gender differences in persistence. Thus, the purpose of this study was to examine factors that influence degree attainment for students in STEM majors at four-year colleges and universities. We were particularly interested in differential effects across gender and educational experiences, such as interacting with faculty and social involvement with peers, on degree attainment. Results support that the effects of the college experience on degree attainment in STEM are conditional on gender. Recommendations for policy and practice are offered.

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  • Joy Gaston Gayles & Frim Ampaw, 2014. "The Impact of College Experiences on Degree Completion in STEM Fields at Four-Year Institutions: Does Gender Matter?," The Journal of Higher Education, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 85(4), pages 439-468, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:uhejxx:v:85:y:2014:i:4:p:439-468
    DOI: 10.1080/00221546.2014.11777336
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    1. Laura R Jarboe, 2019. "Regional, institutional, and departmental factors associated with gender diversity among BS-level chemical and electrical engineering graduates," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 14(10), pages 1-14, October.
    2. John Zilvinskis & Anthony A. Masseria & Gary R. Pike, 2017. "Student Engagement and Student Learning: Examining the Convergent and Discriminant Validity of the Revised National Survey of Student Engagement," Research in Higher Education, Springer;Association for Institutional Research, vol. 58(8), pages 880-903, December.
    3. Brittany Bloodhart & Meena M Balgopal & Anne Marie A Casper & Laura B Sample McMeeking & Emily V Fischer, 2020. "Outperforming yet undervalued: Undergraduate women in STEM," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 15(6), pages 1-13, June.
    4. Julie J. Park & Young K. Kim & Cinthya Salazar & Shannon Hayes, 2020. "Student–Faculty Interaction and Discrimination from Faculty in STEM: The Link with Retention," Research in Higher Education, Springer;Association for Institutional Research, vol. 61(3), pages 330-356, May.
    5. Young K. Kim & Linda J. Sax, 2018. "The Effect of Positive Faculty Support on Mathematical Self-Concept for Male and Female Students in STEM Majors," Research in Higher Education, Springer;Association for Institutional Research, vol. 59(8), pages 1074-1104, December.

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