Who succeeds in STEM studies? An analysis of Binghamton University undergraduate students

Economics of Education Review

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 935-946

  Kokkelenberg, Edward C ^a   Sinha, Esha ^b  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b National Academy of Science   (United States)

Author keywords

Comparative advantage; Fixed effect models; Learning by doing; STEM preparation; Women in STEM fields

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE; ENGINEERING; ETHNICITY; GENDER; HIGHER EDUCATION; MATHEMATICS; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY SECTOR;

EID: 78149498141     PISSN: 02727757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2010.06.016     Document Type: Article

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