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Understanding Student Participation and Choice in Science and Technology Education

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Editors:
  1. Ellen Karoline Henriksen

    1. Department of Physics, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway

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  2. Justin Dillon

    1. Department of Education and Professional Studies, King's College London, London, United Kingdom

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  3. Jim Ryder

    1. School of Education, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom

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  • Offers new insights into what determines how students' interest in science and scientific careers evolves
  • Describes specific strategies for the improvement of recruitment and retention in STEM Higher Education
  • Provides tools for helping students to make a meaningful educational choice
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (22 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Introduction: Participation in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Education: Presenting the Challenge and Introducing Project IRIS

    • Ellen Karoline Henriksen
    Pages 1-14

  3. Theoretical Perspectives on Educational Choice

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 15-15
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    2. Expectancy-Value Perspectives on Choice of Science and Technology Education in Late-Modern Societies

      • Maria Vetleseter Bøe, Ellen Karoline Henriksen
      Pages 17-29

    3. A Narrative Approach to Understand Students’ Identities and Choices

      • Henriette Tolstrup Holmegaard, Lars Ulriksen, Lene Møller Madsen
      Pages 31-42

    4. Gender, STEM Studies and Educational Choices. Insights from Feminist Perspectives

      • Alessandra Allegrini
      Pages 43-59

  4. Interest and Participation in STEM from Primary School to PhD

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 61-61
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    2. Attitudes, Interest and Factors Influencing STEM Enrolment Behaviour: An Overview of Relevant Literature

      • Elaine Regan, Jennifer DeWitt
      Pages 63-88

    3. Science Aspirations and Gender Identity: Lessons from the ASPIRES Project

      • Louise Archer, Jennifer DeWitt
      Pages 89-102

    4. The Impact of Science Curriculum Content on Students’ Subject Choices in Post-compulsory Schooling

      • Jaume Ametller, Jim Ryder
      Pages 103-118

    5. A Place for STEM: Probing the Reasons for Undergraduate Course Choices

      • Elaine Regan, Justin Dillon
      Pages 119-134

    6. Short Stories of Educational Choice: In the Words of Science and Technology Students

      • Fredrik Jensen, Ellen Karoline Henriksen
      Pages 135-151

    7. Understanding Declining Science Participation in Australia: A Systemic Perspective

      • Terry Lyons, Frances Quinn
      Pages 153-168

    8. Choice Patterns of PhD Students: Why Should I Pursue a PhD?

      • Tina Hribar, Slavko Dolinšek
      Pages 169-184

    9. The Impact of Outreach and Out-of-School Activities on Norwegian Upper Secondary Students’ STEM Motivations

      • Fredrik Jensen
      Pages 185-199

  5. Staying in STEM, Leaving STEM?

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 201-201
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    2. Why Do Students in STEM Higher Education Programmes Drop/Opt Out? – Explanations Offered from Research

      • Lars Ulriksen, Lene Møller Madsen, Henriette Tolstrup Holmegaard
      Pages 203-217

    3. What Makes Them Leave and Where Do They Go? Non-completion and Institutional Departures in STEM

      • Lars Ulriksen, Lene Møller Madsen, Henriette Tolstrup Holmegaard
      Pages 219-239

    4. The First-Year Experience: Students’ Encounter with Science and Engineering Programmes

      • Lars Ulriksen, Lene Møller Madsen, Henriette Tolstrup Holmegaard
      Pages 241-257

    5. Keeping Pace: Educational Choice Motivations and First-Year Experiences in the Words of Italian Students

      • Giuseppe Pellegrini, Chiara Segafredo
      Pages 259-273
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About this book

Drawing on data generated by the EU’s Interests and Recruitment in Science (IRIS) project, this volume examines the issue of young people’s participation in science, technology, engineering and mathematics education. With an especial focus on female participation, the chapters offer analysis deploying varied theoretical frameworks, including sociology, social psychology and gender studies. The material also includes reviews of relevant research in science education and summaries of empirical data concerning student choices in STEM disciplines in five European countries.

Featuring both quantitative and qualitative analyses, the book makes a substantial contribution to the developing theoretical agenda in STEM education. It augments available empirical data and identifies strategies in policy-making that could lead to improved participation—and gender balance—in STEM disciplines. The majority of the chapter authors are IRIS project members, with additional chapters written by specially invited contributors. The book provides researchers and policy makers alike with a comprehensive and authoritative exploration of the core issues in STEM educational participation.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Physics, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway

    Ellen Karoline Henriksen

  • Department of Education and Professional Studies, King's College London, London, United Kingdom

    Justin Dillon

  • School of Education, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom

    Jim Ryder

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Understanding Student Participation and Choice in Science and Technology Education

  • Editors: Ellen Karoline Henriksen, Justin Dillon, Jim Ryder

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7793-4

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Education (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2015

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-94-007-7792-7Published: 26 September 2014

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-017-7924-1Published: 10 September 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-007-7793-4Published: 17 September 2014

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 412

  • Number of Illustrations: 10 b/w illustrations, 20 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Science Education, Mathematics Education, Higher Education, Job Careers in Science and Engineering

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