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BE Hughes - Science advances, 2018 - science.org

Coming out in STEM: Factors affecting retention of sexual minority STEM students.

Broadening participation in STEM

Hughes

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Using a national longitudinal survey data set from the Higher Education Research Institute, this study tested whether students who identified as a sexual minority (for example, lesbian, gay, bisexual, or queer) were more or less likely to persist after 4 years in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields, as opposed to switching to a non-STEM program, compared to their heterosexual peers. A multilevel regression model controlling for various experiences and characteristics previously determined to predict …

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