Understanding Young People´s Science Aspirations: How students form ideas about `becoming a scientist´
Louise Archer
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Understanding Young People's Science Aspirations offers new evidence and understanding about how young people develop their aspirations for education, learning and, ultimately, careers in science. Integrating new findings from a major research study with a wide ranging review of existing international literature, it brings a distinctive sociological analytic lens to the field of science education. The book offers an explanation of how some young people do become dedicated to follow science, and what might be done to increase and broaden this population, exploring the need for increased scientific literacy among citizens to enable them to ... Read more
Understanding Young People's Science Aspirations offers new evidence and understanding about how young people develop their aspirations for education, learning and, ultimately, careers in science. Integrating new findings from a major research study with a wide ranging review of existing international literature, it brings a distinctive sociological analytic lens to the field of science education. The book offers an explanation of how some young people do become dedicated to follow science, and what might be done to increase and broaden this population, exploring the need for increased scientific literacy among citizens to enable them to ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
186
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781138793583
SKU
V9781138793583
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-1
About Louise Archer
Louise Archer is Professor of Sociology of Education at King's College London, UK. Jennifer DeWitt is Research Fellow at King's College London, UK.
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