Starting the Semester at Odds

by: Walter S. Smith, Suzanne M. Gould, and James A. Jones

In contrast with statements by institutions and science organizations about why science should be studied, nonscience majors at two- and four-year institutions said they were enrolled in a science course because it was required rather than because it would help them get the job they desired or would enrich them personally.

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Type Journal ArticlePub Date 11/1/2004Stock # jcst04_034_03_44Volume 034Issue 03

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