Louise Archer, Jennifer DeWitt

Understanding Young People's Science Aspirations

How students form ideas about 'becoming a scientist'

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 198
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. August 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 332g
• ISBN-13: 9781138793583
• ISBN-10: 1138793582
• Artikelnr.: 43677103

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Why Study Young People's Science Aspirations? 2. What Do Young People
Today Aspire to? 3. Schools, Lessons and Science Identities 4. The 'Brainy'
Scientist 5. The Role of Families, Social Class and Science Capital on
Young People's Aspirations 6. Gender, Girls and Science Aspirations 7.
Ethnicity and Science Aspirations: British Asian and British Black students
8. Conclusions and Implications for Research, Policy and Practice