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ERIC Number: EJ567930
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-0157-244X
Factors Affecting Student Career Choice in Science: An Australian Study of Rural and Urban Schools.
Young, Deidra J.; Fraser, Barry J.; Woolnough, Brian E.
Research in Science Education, v27 n2 p195-214 1997
Reports on a study done at Oxford University on why young people chose to pursue a career in the physical sciences and engineering. Characteristics of schools that appeared to influence students to pursue a study of science were also investigated. Currently, England, Australia, Canada, China, Japan, and Portugal have contributed information to this study. (AIM)
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Career Choice, Career Development, Career Guidance, Career Planning, Decision Making, Engineering, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Science Careers, Science Education, Science Interests, Science Programs
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Australia; England