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ERIC Number: EJ420727
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1989
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A Study of Career Preferences of Primary School Girls in Kenya.
Tsuma, Orren G. K.
Kenya Journal of Education, v4 n2 p126-52 1989
Investigates relationships between student interest and achievement in science and career choice for Kenyan girls, ages 11-13, in Mombasa, Nairobi, and Kisii. Uses open-ended questionnaires and a science achievement test. Correlates girls' low achievement in physics to early career choice biased against technical careers. Includes tables showing results. (CH)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Adolescents, Career Awareness, Career Choice, Career Planning, Education Work Relationship, Educational Research, Elementary Education, Females, Foreign Countries, Low Achievement, Science Education, Sex Differences, Student Attitudes, Student Interests
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Kenya; Kenya (Nairobi)
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