Barriers and Opportunities for 2-Year and 4-Year STEM Degrees: Systemic Change to Support Students' Diverse Pathways

by National Academy of Engineering, National Research Council, Board on Science Education, et al.

Nearly 40 percent of the students entering 2- and 4-year postsecondary institutions indicated their intention to major in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) in 2012. But the barriers to students realizing their ambitions are reflected in the fact that about half of those with the intention to earn a STEM bachelor's degree and more than two-thirds intending to earn a STEM associate's degree fail to earn these degrees 4 to 6...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309373573
• ISBN13: 9780309373579
• Release Date: June 2016
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 214 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"