International Journal of Curriculum Development and Practice
Online ISSN : 2424-1415
Print ISSN : 1344-4808
ISSN-L : 1344-4808
Factors Affecting Students’ Choice of Science and Engineering Majors in Higher Education of Cambodia
KAO SOVANSOPHALKINYA SHIMIZU
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2019 Volume 21 Issue 1 Pages 69-82

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This study aims to investigate the factors affecting the students’ decision to choose a higher education course in one of the physical science or engineering. In self-rating questionnaire survey, which covered 1281 freshmen in eight higher education institutions (HEIs) in Cambodia, the researcher collected information about three aspects affecting the students’ initial choice of major namely individual, family and high school factors. Logistic regression indicated that individual factors, both personal characteristics and attitude, revealed to be the most influential compared with the family and high school factors. Some important implications were also discussed for the policy mean to increase the share of enrollment in the field and further research.
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