The definitive work on high school preparation for STEM majors: anthropologists (and a sociologist) did this
Dependence of attainment rates for all bachelors' degrees and STEM bachelors' degrees on highest high school math course
Dependence of attainment rates for all bachelors' degrees and STEM bachelors' degrees on highest high school science course
I use these results from the USF Departments of Sociology and Anthropology all the time. Here is the paper from which they are taken:
October 15, 2011 at 7:49 pm
[...] Bridge to Tomorrow highlights the work of anthropologists (!) on the importance of high school education for future careers in science, technology, engineering, and math, doing exactly the sort of work that Scott ironically would need to make sure his types of initiatives work. See The definitive work on high school preparation for STEM majors: anthropologists (and a sociologist) … [...]