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ERIC Number: EJ1265922
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Oct
Pages: 22
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4308
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Science Capital or STEM Capital? Exploring Relationships between Science Capital and Technology, Engineering, and Maths Aspirations and Attitudes among Young People Aged 17/18
Moote, Julie; Archer, Louise; DeWitt, Jennifer; MacLeod, Emily
Journal of Research in Science Teaching, v57 n8 p1228-1249 Oct 2020
We previously proposed that science capital (science-related forms of cultural and social capital) can be used as a theoretical lens for explaining the patterned nature of aspirations and educational participation among young people aged 11-16. Building on these findings, the present article investigates whether science capital is related to post-18 aspirations to pursue further STEM study and whether science capital can be extended to related disciplines including engineering, maths and technology. Specifically, we report on correlational analyses exploring the relationships between science, technology, engineering and maths attitudes and science capital. Drawing on data from a new survey of 7,013 17/18 year old English secondary school students, analyses showed that science capital, while strongly related to engineering and physical science future study aspirations, was not strongly related to the pursuit of either maths or technology postsecondary study. The findings also suggest that engineering and maths attitudes have a stronger relationship to science capital than attitudes relating to technology. We conclude with a discussion of the implications of these findings and propose that science capital might be more usefully applied to "SEM," with links to technology fields and aspirations needing further exploration.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (England)
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