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JE Stets, PS Brenner, PJ Burke, RT Serpe - Social science research, 2017 - Elsevier

The science identity and entering a science occupation.

Stem career interventions

Brenner, Burke, Serpe, Stets

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The initiative to increase the number of students in STEM disciplines and train them for a science-related job is a current national focus. Using longitudinal panel data from a national study that followed underrepresented college students in STEM fields, we investigate the neglected role that social psychological processes play in influencing science activity among the young. We study the impact of identity processes related to being a science student on entering a science occupation. More broadly, we examine whether an identity …

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