Demographic predictors of senior secondary participation in biology, physics, chemistry and earth/space sciences: students' access to cultural, social and science capital
Demographic predictors of senior secondary participation in biology, physics, chemistry and earth/space sciences: students' access to cultural, social and science capital
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DOI：
10.1080/09500693.2019.1708510
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发表时间：
2020-01-04
影响因子：
2.3
通讯作者：
Berry, Amanda
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作者：
Cooper, Grant;Berry, Amanda
某些继续学习的学生群体的形象有所下降，尤其是随着年级的提高，这加剧了人们对科学教育参与率下降的担忧。本文的目的是研究人口因素是否以及以何种方式预测 16 岁以后学生对生物、物理、化学和地球/空间科学的参与。该研究在澳大利亚进行，利用了 4,300 多名学生的数据。重点关注的特征包括来自低社会经济地位 (SES) 背景的学生、土著和性别。这项研究的结果表明，SES 预测了 16 岁以后每个科学领域的科学科目的参与情况。土著身份是学生参与生物学、物理和化学的负面预测因素，但不是地球/空间科学，因为参与程度没有显着差异。性别是生物学和物理学参与的重要预测因素，但不是化学或地球/空间科学的重要预测因素。作者借鉴布迪厄斯的观点，讨论了参与与获得文化、社会和科学资本之间的关联。探讨了学生资本如何影响他们的学科选择以及如何增强资本的影响。
Adding to concerns about falling participation rates in science education, the profile of certain student groups who go on to study decreases, particularly as the year level increases. The aim of this paper is to examine if, and in what ways, demographic factors predict students' post-16 participation in biology, physics, chemistry and earth/space sciences. The study was conducted in Australia, drawing on data from over 4,300 students. Characteristics of focus include students from low socio-economic status (SES) backgrounds, indigeneity and gender. Outcomes of this study indicate that SES predicts participation in post-16 science subjects in each science domain. Indigenous status was a negative predictor of student participation in biology, physics and chemistry, but not earth/space sciences, where there were no significant differences in participation. Gender is a significant predictor in biology and physics participation, but not chemistry or earth/space sciences. Drawing on Bourdieusian perspectives, the authors discuss associations between participation and access to cultural, social and science capitals. Implications for the ways in which students' capital may impact their subject choices and how capital may be enhanced, are explored.