1. WHY (AND HOW) THEY DECIDE TO LEAVE: A GROUNDED THEORY ANALYSIS OF STEM ATTRITION AT A LARGE PUBLIC RESEARCH UNIVERSITY Open Access Author: Minutello, Michael Francis Title: WHY (AND HOW) THEY DECIDE TO LEAVE: A GROUNDED THEORY ANALYSIS OF STEM ATTRITION AT A LARGE PUBLIC RESEARCH UNIVERSITY Graduate Program: Higher Education Keywords: STEM;attrition; grounded theory File: Download FINAL_DISSERTATION.pdf Committee Members: Dorothy H Evensen, Dissertation Advisor/Co-AdvisorDorothy H Evensen, Committee Chair/Co-ChairNeal H Hutchens, Committee MemberRayne Audrey Sperling, Committee MemberRobert James Stevens, Outside Member