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Publication Date: 2016
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Understanding Student Motivations and Career Aspirations so That We Can Effectively Support Our Graduates
Page, Nigel; Taylor-Steeds, Emma; Carey, Louise; Siaw, Evelyn; Gurnett, Kelly; Belkacem, Lydia Ait; Ghatora, Baljit
New Directions in the Teaching of Physical Sciences, v11 n1 2016
With graduate employability existing at the heart of the Higher Education (HE) agenda, we review student motivators, and the aspirations of life science, pharmacy and chemistry students for entering into HE. We evaluate this particularly in reference to Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) students, as their career aspirations and motivators for studying may play an important role in determining degree attainment and consequent graduate opportunities.
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Occupational Aspiration, Employment Potential, Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Education, Minority Group Students, Blacks, Student Educational Objectives, Educational Attainment, Undergraduate Students, Foreign Countries, Gender Differences, White Students, Ethnicity, Salaries, Education Work Relationship
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Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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