Math and Science Pursuits: A Self-Efficacy Intervention Comparison Study

Journal of Career Assessment

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 362-375

  Cordero, Elizabeth D ^a,b   Porter, Sarah H ^a   Israel, Tania ^a   Brown, Michael T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

belief perseverance; evidence based; follow up study; intervention evaluation; math; self efficacy; undergraduate students

Indexed keywords

EID: 77958457986     PISSN: 10690727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1069072710374572     Document Type: Article

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