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Rodd, Melissa; Reiss, Michael; Mujtaba, Tamjid – Research in Science & Technological Education, 2013
Background: The research on which this article is based was commissioned because of concerns about perceived shortages of willing and able young people choosing to study physics at university. Purpose: This article reports on first year physics undergraduates' narratives of why they are studying physics and uses these narratives to identify…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Physics, Science Instruction, College Science