Understanding Young People's Science Aspirations: How students form ideas about ‘becoming a scientist’
Author:   Louise Archer ,  Jennifer DeWitt
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9781138793583


Pages:   186
Publication Date:   11 August 2016
Format:   Paperback
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Understanding Young People's Science Aspirations: How students form ideas about ‘becoming a scientist’


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Author:   Louise Archer ,  Jennifer DeWitt
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.272kg
ISBN:  

9781138793583


ISBN 10:   1138793582
Pages:   186
Publication Date:   11 August 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1. Why Study Young People’s Science Aspirations? 2. What Do Young People Today Aspire to? 3. Schools, Lessons and Science Identities 4. The ‘Brainy’ Scientist 5. The Role of Families, Social Class and Science Capital on Young People’s Aspirations 6. Gender, Girls and Science Aspirations 7. Ethnicity and Science Aspirations: British Asian and British Black students 8. Conclusions and Implications for Research, Policy and Practice

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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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