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Beggs, Jeri Mullins, John H. Bantham, and Steven Taylor. "Distinguishing The Factors Influencing College Students' Choice Of Major." College Student Journal 42.2 (2008): 381-394. Sociological Collection. Web. 12 Dec. 2013.
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In this source Beggs discusses the four factors that influence the students decision in deciding his or her major. These are source of information or influence, job characteristics,ability and interest for the subject and finally the the characteristics of the major or degree
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Gordon, Virginia N. "The Undecided Student: A Developmental Perspective." Personnel & Guidance Journal 59.7 (1981): 433. Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection. Web. 12 Dec. 2013.
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This source discusses that the indecisiveness regarding a major in college is because of a number of factors like personality traits such as interest and abilities , avoidance behavior, social and moral attitude and risk taking. It also shows data about students who come in with a decided major but change it in the course of four years. It addresses the fact that some students identify their career paths to avoid the crisis regarding being undeclared.
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This article initially states that declared and undeclared students have equally high levels of career uncertainty. However, the study does not support this. It shows that declared students have a higher level of career certainty in comparison with undeclared students. The source also states that declared students have
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Slowinski, Patrick T., and W. Kerry Hammock. "Advising Undeclared Students."Advising Undeclared Students. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Dec. 2013.
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This source focuses on how to help undecided students figure out the path they want to take up. They want to discourage the use of the term 'undecided students' which they feel is a negative term and want it to be replaced by 'open or exploring' students. The article sites many ways in which colleges and family can guide the undeclared students in narrowing down on choices and finally pinning down the major they want to take up.
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"Steve Jobs' 2005 Stanford Commencement Address." YouTube. 07 Mar. 2008. YouTube. 24 Nov. 2013
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In this video Steve Jobs address the graduating class of Stanford where he talks about his life story. He talks about how we need to keep looking for that one thing we are passionate about and we shouldn’t settle for anything less than that. Also taking the example from his life stories he talks about how we should only do things that we love. He also ends it with encouraging words “stay hungry, stay foolish”
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Taylor, Karen M. "An Investigation of Vocational Indecision in College Students: Correlates and Moderators." An Investigation of Vocational Indecision in College Students: Correlates and Moderators
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This article shows how locus of control and fear of success determine the difference between students who have decided majors from those who don’t. The study shows that college students that are undecided about their major have higher external locus of control i.e. they depend on things taking place based on external factors like (luck, chance and fate) rather than internal factors like (ability , effort). Also the undecided students have more fear of success than decided students do.
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