Factors Affecting Student Choice of Career in Science and Engineering: parallel studies in Australia,Canada, China,England, Japan and Portugal |
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| Authors: | Brian E Woolnough Yuying Guo Maria Salete Leite Maria Jose de Almeida Tae Ryu Zhen Wang |
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| Institution: | 1. University of Oxford brian.woolnough@edstud.ox.ac.uk;3. Normal University , Beijing;4. Coimbra University;5. Sophia University , Tokyo;6. University of British Columbia , Vancouver |
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| Abstract: | This paper describes parallel studies carried out in six countries which investigated the factors which influence school students towards careers and higher educational studies in the physical sciences or technology. The studies consisted of a common questionnaire survey, supplemented by student interviews. It reveals differences between scientists and non scientists in regard to their preferred learning styles, to the broad factors which were influential in their career choice and to their self perception against different personality types. Many factors are common across a wide range of countries. Implications of these findings for schools, higher education and government are discussed. |
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