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Archer, Louise; Francis, Becky; Moote, Julie; Watson, Emma; Henderson, Morag; Holmegaard, Henriette; MacLeod, Emily – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2023
There are international concerns about decreasing rates of chemistry degree enrolment. This article seeks to understand students' reasons for not/choosing to pursue a chemistry degree, drawing on (i) open-ended survey responses from a sample of 506 students in England aged 21-22 who had studied advanced level ("A level") chemistry at age…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Majors (Students), Advanced Students, Student Attitudes
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Francis, Becky; Burke, Penny; Read, Barbara – Gender and Education, 2014
Gender distinction has been shown to characterise both undergraduate experiences and outcomes. Yet research recounted in this article supports work that shows that young people are often unaware of such trends, subscribing instead to individualist perspectives that foreground equality of opportunity and agency. This article examines the gender…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Gender Differences, Student Attitudes