Science as Interests but Not for Career: Understanding High School Students' Engagement in Science in Abu Dhabi

Autor/inn/en	Yang, Guang; Badri, Masood; Al-Mazroui, Karima; Al-Rashedi, Asma; Nai, Peng
Titel	Science as Interests but Not for Career: Understanding High School Students' Engagement in Science in Abu Dhabi
Quelle	In: EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 13 (2017) 7, S.3621-3639 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1305-8223
Schlagwörter	Science Interests; Learner Engagement; High School Students; Foreign Countries; Self Esteem; School Surveys; Regression (Statistics); Self Actualization; Secondary School Science; Questionnaires; Grade 10; Grade 11; Grade 12; Science Education; Scientific Attitudes; Science Careers; Student Attitudes; Occupational Aspiration; United Arab Emirates (Abu Dhabi) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Ausland; Self-esteem; Selbstaufmerksamkeit; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Self actualisation; Selbstverwirklichung; Fragebogen; School year 11; 11. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 11; School year 12; 12. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 12; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Schülerverhalten; Berufsneigung; Berufsziel
Abstract	Understanding high school students' engagement in science is important for the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. Drawing on data from the ROSE Survey conducted in Abu Dhabi schools in 2013, this paper used a multi-dimensional framework to explore associations between high school students' engagement in science and a range of student psychosocial and behavioral factors. The results of multi-level regression revealed that students' emotional and cognitive engagement in science was most strongly related to students' confidence in abilities in science, students' perceived benefits of S&T, students' views about science and scientists, student's out-of-school experience, and the job orientation of self-actualization. Students' future career aspiration in science was also associated with students' gender, grade, and socioeconomic background, which highlighted the role of social values, gender socialization, and family cultural capital in understanding students' occupational engagement in science. These factors and policy implications were discussed in the light of international research findings and the empirical context of Abu Dhabi where the transformation of socioeconomic development is taking place. (As Provided).
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