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ERIC Number: EJ500712
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1881
Gender Differences in Students' Approaches to A-Level Subject Choices and Perceptions of A-Level Subjects: A Study of First-Year A-Level Students in a Tertiary College.
Stables, Andrew; Stables, Sian
Educational Research, v37 n1 p39-51 Spr 1995
Advanced-level students aged 16-19 in Britain (n=209) were asked reasons for choosing A-level subjects, their career aspirations, and the advice they sought/received. Despite the fact that girls were overall significantly better qualified than boys, they were relatively lacking in confidence, especially in the sciences, and felt they needed more advice. (SK)
Descriptors: Course Selection (Students), Foreign Countries, Occupational Aspiration, Postsecondary Education, Self Efficacy, Self Esteem, Sex Differences, Student Attitudes
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Advanced Level Examinations; United Kingdom