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Tiêu đề

College major choice: An analysis of person-environment fit

Tác giả

Porter S.R.; Umbach P.D.

Năm xuất bản

2006

Source title

Research in Higher Education

Số trích dẫn

187

DOI

10.1007/s11162-005-9002-3

Liên kết

https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-33645937979&doi=10.1007%2fs11162-005-9002-3&partnerID=40&md5=5a2d8bae68c8d2cfcdc258566ab808f2

Tóm tắt

Although recent research suggests that congruence between students and their academic environment is critical for successful student outcomes, little research has been done on student college major choice. Using Holland's theory of careers, we analyze college major choice using a multinomial logit model. We use the CIRP Freshman Survey and institutional data for three cohorts of first-year students at a selective liberal arts college to study the factors that affect college major choice, both at entry and at graduation. © 2006 Springer Science+Business Media, Inc.

Từ khóa

Holland; Major choice

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