高校主要選擇與重大轉(zhuǎn)換行為研究（英文）

1、DissertationChooseWiselyAStudyofCollegeMajChoiceMajSwitchingBehaviCameronWrightThisdocumentwassubmittedasadissertationinMay2018inpartialfulfillmentoftherequirementsofthedoctaldegreeinpublicpolicyanalysisatthePardeeRGradu

2、ateSchool.ThefacultycommitteethatsupervisedapprovedthedissertationconsistedoflesA.Goldman(Chair)TreyMillerDermotFde.PARDEERGRADUATESCHOOLAdvicefIncomingMajDecidingFreshmen.................................................

3、...................................91Conclusion...............................................................................................................................................92ChapterFive:AcademicAdvisPer

4、spectivesonMajChoice.................................................95Overview.............................................................................................................................................

5、....95ResponsibilitiesStudentLoad..........................................................................................................96AssistancewithInitialMajion....................................................

6、...............................................96InfmationUsedfAdvisement...........................................................................................................98WhatFactsShouldStudentsUsetoWeighDiffe

7、rentMajs..............................................................98BiggestChallengesfInitialMajDecisionAdvisement..................................................................102PrimaryFactsDrivingMajSwitches...

8、...........................................................................................105DifferenceinAdvisementbetweenInitialMajDecidersMajSwitchers................................107EffectsofSwitchingonTimetoDegree

9、Graduation.....................................................................108SerialMajSwitchers........................................................................................................................

10、..110DifficultyofMajSwitching...............................................................................................................110ShouldAllStudentsbeUndecided.................................................

11、.....................................................111AdditionalResources.............................................................................................................................112Conclusion.......

12、......................................................................................................................................113ChapterSix:UniversityspecificAnalysisofMajionBehavi................................

13、....115DataMethods..................................................................................................................................115DeiveStatistics......................................................

14、.......................................................................116PredictionofSwitches...........................................................................................................................120

15、CostofMajSwitches.........................................................................................................................122AnalysisoftheMajChoiceQualityofDecidingStudents................................

16、................................126Limitations.............................................................................................................................................129Discussion....................

17、..........................................................................................................................130Conclusion.....................................................................................

18、........................................................131ChapterSeven:PolicyScan.........................................................................................................132UniversityPolicies............

19、.....................................................................................................................132UniversityPrograms..................................................................................

20、............................................134StatewidePolicies..................................................................................................................................138ChapterEight:Conclusion

21、...........................................................................................................140ReviewofFindings..............................................................................................

22、..................................140PolicyImplications................................................................................................................................142AreasfFutureResearch..............

23、.......................................................................................................145Conclusion........................................................................................................

24、.....................................146References....................................................................................................................................147AppendixA:InterviewProtocols.......

25、.........................................................................................151DecidingStudentsInterviewProtocol...............................................................................................

26、....151MajSwitcherSeniFocusGroupProtocol......................................................................................152AcademicAdvisInterviewProtocol.............................................................