Parents and Their Children's Choice of School Science Subjects and Career Intentions: A Study from Mauritius

Autor/inn/en	Naugah, Jayantee; Reiss, Michael J.; Watts, Mike
Titel	Parents and Their Children's Choice of School Science Subjects and Career Intentions: A Study from Mauritius
Quelle	In: Research in Science & Technological Education, 38 (2020) 4, S.463-483 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Reiss, Michael J.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0263-5143
DOI	10.1080/02635143.2019.1645107
Schlagwörter	School Choice; Parent Attitudes; Parent Influence; Science Education; Decision Making; Career Choice; Secondary School Students; Socioeconomic Background; Knowledge Economy; Single Sex Schools; Coeducation; Student Attitudes; Course Selection (Students); Foreign Countries; Mauritius + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Choice of school; Schulwahl; Elternverhalten; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Sekundarschüler; Sozioökonomische Lage; Knowledge society; Economy; Wissensgesellschaft; Wirtschaft; Single-sex schools; Single-sex classes; Single sex classes; Getrenntgeschlechtliche Erziehung; Schule; Koedukation; Schülerverhalten; Course selection; Student; Students; Kurswahl; Ausland
Abstract	Background: Varied and complex forms of parental influence may shape young people's decisions about whether or not to study science once it is no longer compulsory in school. Purpose: This study attempts to identify the role of parents in influencing the choice of science subjects in Mauritius among students at the end of the third year of secondary education, the level up to which science is a compulsory subject, and to see whether such influence depends on students' social backgrounds. There is a low uptake of science beyond the compulsory level and this is a matter of concern in the present knowledge-based society. Sample: The study was undertaken in four purposely selected schools in Mauritius, two mixed-sex and two girls' schools. 135 questionnaires were administered to the parents of the students in the four schools. Results: Analysis of the data indicated that parents on the whole believed that they did not influence their children in the choice of subjects or eventual careers, though they held science in high esteem. These findings were independent of students' social backgrounds. Conclusions: In interpreting these findings, we discuss what is meant by 'influence' and propose a new categorisation of this. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01