STEM Occupational Intentions Stability and Change through High School. Stats in Brief. NCES 2020-167

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STEM Education; Occupational Aspiration; High School Freshmen; Student Attitudes; Expectation; Career Choice; Course Selection (Students); Grade 9; Grade 11; Sciences; Engineering; Mathematics; Information Technology; Intention; Student Characteristics; Family Characteristics; Institutional Characteristics; Persistence; Gender Differences; Racial Differences; Ethnicity; Parent Background; Educational Attainment; Socioeconomic Status; Grade Point Average; Student Interests; Grade 8

This Statistics in Brief provides information about the occupational expectations of high school freshmen in 2009 and how their expectations changed (or did not) by the spring of 2012. The focus is on expectations for a career in a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) field, defined in this report as science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. The report draws on data from the High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (HSLS:09).

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https://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2020167

2020

ED605916