Motivational pathways to STEM career choices: Using expectancy-value perspective to understand individual and gender differences in STEM fields

Developmental Review

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 304-340

  Wang, Ming Te ^a   Degol, Jessica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Career choices; Expectancy value theory; Individual and gender differences; STEM

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887612829     PISSN: 02732297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dr.2013.08.001     Document Type: Review

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