Dirk Witteveen and Paul Attewell. Science Education. 2020; 104: 714– 735. https://doi.org/10.1002/sce.21580 Abstract The low number of baccalaureates in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) is often viewed as problematic for the US’s economic competitiveness, leading scholars to search for explanations for STEM retention. Our analyses of the Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study indicate that …
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