Rural First Year University Students: As Engaged, Aspirational and Motivated as Anyone -- But Different Science 'Choices' in Year 12 and University

Autor/inn/en	Quinn, Frances; Lyons, Terry
Titel	Rural First Year University Students: As Engaged, Aspirational and Motivated as Anyone -- But Different Science 'Choices' in Year 12 and University
Quelle	In: Australian and International Journal of Rural Education, 26 (2016) 1, S.42-53 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1839-7387
Schlagwörter	College Freshmen; Learner Engagement; Aspiration; Student Motivation; Student Interests; STEM Education; Foreign Countries; Rural Urban Differences; Advanced Courses; Physics; Agricultural Education; Environmental Education; Employment Potential; Educational Background; Course Selection (Students); School Location; Rural Schools; Secondary School Students; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Studienanfänger; Streben; Schulische Motivation; Studieninteresse; STEM; Ausland; Stadt-Land-Beziehung; Fortgeschrittenenunterricht; Physik; Agriculture; Education; Landwirtschaftliche Ausbildung; Landwirtschaft; Ausbildung; Umweltbildung; Umwelterziehung; Umweltpädagogik; Arbeitsmarktbezogene Qualifikation; Beschäftigungsfähigkeit; Vorbildung; Course selection; Student; Students; Kurswahl; Schulgelände; Rural area; Rural areas; School; Schools; Ländlicher Raum; Schule; Schulen; Sekundarschüler; Australien
Abstract	This paper reports on findings from the Interests and Recruitment in Science study, which explored the experiences of first year students studying science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) courses in Australian universities. First year STEM [Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics] students who went to school in rural or regional areas were as engaged, aspirational and motivated as their more metropolitan counterparts. However, they were less likely to have studied physics or advance mathematics, and more likely to have enrolled in an Agricultural or Environmental Science degree. The relationships between these results and broader contextual issues such as employment and Higher Education budgetary and policy settings are discussed. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Society for the Provision of Education in Rural Australia. P.O. Box 659, Wembly, Western Australia 6913. Tel: +08-9285-0626; e-mail: admin@spera.asn.au; Web site: http://www.spera.asn.au/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01