A Literature Search and Data Base Analysis of High School Student Preparation and Post High School Plans

这个项目将支持一项全面的文献回顾，以确定现有的证据表明，学生决定进入大专科学和工程研究的决定因素是什么。将特别强调影响学生选择大学前准备的因素，性别和民族特征的影响，以及公共和私人项目的影响。计算机化的书目搜索技术将被用来确定几个相关研究学科的理论和实证工作，包括教育、社会学和经济学。该项目将为所审查的文献制作现有证据、硬拷贝摘要和电子摘要的综合概览。这是一系列有组织的文献综述中的第一篇，计划对现有证据所表明的决定科学家和工程师供需的各种因素进行全面评估。结果将提高对科学和工程劳动力市场管道和运行的理解，找出证据中的差距，并为与科学和工程人员决策者相关的进一步研究提供信息。

This project will support a comprehensive literature review to determine what existing evidence says about the determinants of student decisions to enter post-secondary science and enginee- ring studies. Special emphasis will be placed on the factors that influence student selection of pre-college preparation, the influence of gender and ethnic characteristics, and the influence of public and private programs. Computerized bibliographic search techniques will be used in identifying both theoretical and empirical work from the several relevant research disciplines including education, sociology, and economics. The project will produce an integrated overview of existing evidence, hard-copy abstracts, and electronic abstracts for the literature reviewed. This is the first of a series of structured literature reviews planned to provide a comprehensive assessment of what existing evidence says about the various factors that determine the supply and demand of scientists and engineers. Results will improve understanding of the science and engineering labor market pipeline and operation, identify gaps in evidence, and inform further research relevant to science and engineering personnel decision-makers.