Abstract
Using data from the 2010 Indiana public high school graduating class (N=55612), this project employed a multi-level analysis to determine, what if any differences occurred in majoring in STEM and freshman to sophomore year persistence, between students attending a school that offers Project Lead the Way and students that don't, while controlling for being a PLTW student. Additionally, this project explored the mitigating institutional factors that influenced a student majoring in STEM or persisting from their freshman to sophomore year in post-secondary education and if and how these factors varied depending upon if a student took PLTW courses, attended a PLTW school but did not take any PLTW courses, or attended a school that did not offer PLTW.
Degree Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Department
Technology
Committee Chair
Melissa J. Dark
Date of Award
Fall 2014
Recommended Citation
Sorge, Brandon H., "A multilevel analysis of project lead the way implementation in Indiana" (2014). Open Access Dissertations. 368.
https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/open_access_dissertations/368
First Advisor
Melissa J. Dark
Committee Member 1
Charles R. Staver
Committee Member 2
Jenny L. Daugherty