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Major Persistence

Major Persistence is a scholarly contribution that constitutes a novel and empirically validated methodological advancement within the domain of academic major exploration research, distinguished by its capacity to explain longitudinal student retention and progression in academic majors through a rigorously defined theoretical or computational framework.

117

Publications

11.5K

Citations

320

Authors

139

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

36

Parents

Publications

117

Talking about Leaving: Why Undergraduates Leave the Sciences

Shelley J. Correll, Elaine Seymour, Nancy M. Hewitt · Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews · 1997 · 3.1K citations

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Increasing Persistence of College Students in STEM

Mark Graham, Jennifer Frederick, Angela Byars‐Winston et al. · Science · 2013 · 778 citations · Full text

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Talking about leaving why undergraduates leave the sciences

1997 · 645 citations

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The role of identity development, values, and costs in college STEM retention.

Tony Perez, Jennifer G. Cromley, Avi Kaplan · Journal of Educational Psychology · 2013 · 623 citations

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Persistence, Engagement, and Migration in Engineering Programs

Matthew Ohland, Sheri Sheppard, Gary Lichtenstein et al. · Journal of Engineering Education · 2008 · 548 citations

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Authors

320

  1. MO
    Matthew Ohland

    Purdue University West Lafayette, United States

    4 publications · 692 citations

    4

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  2. SS
    Sheri Sheppard

    Stanford University, United States

    4 publications · 909 citations

    4

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  3. JP
    Julie P. Martin

    Clemson University, United States

    3 publications · 116 citations

    3

    h-index

  4. YJ
    Yonghong Jade Xu

    University of Memphis, United States

    3 publications · 145 citations

    3

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  5. GL
    Gary Lichtenstein

    Stanford University, United States

    3 publications · 724 citations

    3

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Institutions

139

  1. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    5 h-index

    15 publications

    1.6K citations

  2. Arizona State University

    Tempe, United States

    5 h-index

    22 publications

    783 citations

  3. Clemson University

    Clemson, United States

    5 h-index

    7 publications

    212 citations

  4. University of North Carolina at Charlotte

    Charlotte, United States

    4 h-index

    7 publications

    587 citations

  5. North Carolina State University

    Raleigh, United States

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    751 citations

  6. University of California, Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, United States

    4 h-index

    14 publications

    855 citations

  7. The Ohio State University

    Columbus, United States

    3 h-index

    7 publications

    131 citations

  8. Georgia Institute of Technology

    Atlanta, United States

    3 h-index

    9 publications

    1K citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Engineering Education

    JEE · 8 publications · 1.9K citations

    8

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  2. 6

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  3. Research in Higher Education

    4 publications · 351 citations

    4

    h-index

  4. 4

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  5. Journal of Chemical Education

    3 publications · 149 citations

    3

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