Understanding Young People's Science Aspirations offers new evidence and understanding about how young people develop their aspirations for education, learning and, ultimately, careers in science. Integrating new findings from a major research study with a wide ranging review of existing international literature, it brings a distinctive sociological analytic lens to the field of science education.
The book offers an explanation of how some young people do become dedicated to follow science, and what might be done to increase and broaden this population, exploring the need for increased scientific literacy among citizens to enable them to exercise agency and lead a life underpinned by informed decisions about their own health and their environment. Key issues considered include:
Set in the context of widespread international policy concern about the urgent need to improve, increase and diversify participation in post-16 science, this key text considers how we must encourage a supply of appropriately qualified future scientists and workers in STEM industries and ensure a high level of scientific literacy in society. It is a crucial read for all training and practicing science teachers, education researchers and academics, as well as anyone invested in the desire to help fulfil young people’s science aspirations.
Louise Archer is Professor of Sociology of Education at King’s College London, UK.
Jennifer DeWitt is Research Fellow at King’s College London, UK.
" Understanding Young People's Science Aspirations" offers new evidence and understanding about how young people develop their aspirations for education, learning and, ulitmately, careers in science. Integrating new findings from a major research study with a wide ranging review of existing international literature, it aims to bring a distinctive sociological analytic lens to the field of science education. It offers an explanation of how some young people do become dedicated to follow science, and what might be done to increase this number, and explores the need for increased scientific literacy among citizens to enable them to lead a life underpinned by sensible, informed decisions about their own health and their environment. Key issues considered include: -Understanding what young people today aspire to? -Notions of science careers as only for the brainy few -The role of the family and social class -Boys, girls and science aspirations -Ethnicity and science aspirations - Science for Social Justice Set in the context of widespread international policy concern about the urgent need to improve, increase and diversify participation in post-16 science it considers how we encourage an adequate supply of appropriately qualified future scientists and workers in STEM industries; and ensure a high level of scientific literacy in society. "
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