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Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering

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ISSN Print: 1072-8325

ISSN Online: 1940-431X

SJR: 0.514 SNIP: 0.875 CiteScore™:: 2.4 H-Index: 27

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INFLUENCE OF PRECOLLEGE EXPERIENCE ON SELF-CONCEPT AMONG COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS IN SCIENCE, MATHEMATICS, AND ENGINEERING

Volume 11, Issue 3, 2005, pp. 209-230
DOI: 10.1615/JWomenMinorScienEng.v11.i3.10
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ABSTRACT

Female and minority students have historically been underrepresented in the field of science, mathematics, and engineering at colleges and universities. Although a plethora of research has focused on students enrolled in 4-year colleges or universities, limited research addresses the factors that influence gender differences in community college students in science, mathematics, and engineering. Using a target population of 1,599 aspirants in science, mathematics, and engineering majors in public community colleges, this study investigates the determinants of self-concept by examining a hypothetical structural model. The findings suggest that background characteristics, high school academic performance, and attitude toward science have unique contributions to the development of self-concept among female community college students. The results add to the literature by providing new theoretical constructs and the variables that predict students' self-concept.

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