Table 6 Internal and external factors affect decision-making, permanence, and reasons that cause the choice or not of a STEM career.
From: Analysis of the retention of women in higher education STEM programs
Factors | Count | |
|---|---|---|
Internal | Self-perception | 41 |
Interests | 17 | |
Personal experience | 7 | |
Self-efficacy | 5 | |
External | Faculty | 27 |
Extracurricular courses | 17 | |
Peers’ commitment | 6 | |
Challenges/Stakeholders | 4 | |
Family support and communication | 2 | |
Multidisciplinary | 1 | |
Curricular courses | 2 | |
University environment | 1 | |
Networking | 1 |
