Development of Scientific Careers: The High School Years. Final Report.

Autor/inn/en	Gilmartin, Kevin J.; und weitere
Institution	American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences, Palo Alto, CA.
Titel	Development of Scientific Careers: The High School Years. Final Report.
Quelle	(1976), (216 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Tabellen
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Career Choice; Careers; Educational Research; Science Careers; Science Education; Secondary Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Career; Karriere; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Sekundarbereich
Abstract	This document investigates the processes which influence a high school student's move toward or away from a career in science. Utilizing a Scientific Potential Index, 1,200 scientists and 22,500 non-scientists who were in high school in 1960, and 1,142 current high school students were interviewed concerning career plans and related matters. Findings included: (1) career plans are strongly related to parents' level of education; (2) the largest determinant of successful achievement of career plans in science is math ability; (3) the number of females planning science careers has tripled since 1960; (4) underrepresentation of women in science is mediated by factors not related to ability; (5) the measured mean Scientific Potential and the science career plans among blacks and Spanish surname students are far lower than those of whites and Orientals; and (6) socioeconomic family status related positively to Scientific Potential but appeared to be entirely mediated through abilities that had developed by the eleventh grade. (SL)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01