Rural First Year University Science Students: As Engaged, Aspirational and Motivated as Anyone - But Different Science 'Choices' in Year 12 and University

Quinn, Frances; Lyons, Terry

Author(s)

Quinn, Frances

Lyons, Terry

Publication Date

2016

Abstract

This paper reports on findings from the Interests and Recruitment in Science study, which explored the experiences of first year students studying science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) courses in Australian universities. First year STEM students who went to school in rural or regional areas were as engaged, aspirational and motivated as their more metropolitan counterparts. However, they were less likely to have studied physics or advance mathematics, and more likely to have enrolled in an Agricultural or Environmental Science degree. The relationships between these results and broader contextual issues such as employment and Higher Education budgetary and policy settings are discussed.

Citation

Australian and International Journal of Rural Education, 26(1), p. 42-53

ISSN

1839-7387

1036-0026

Link

https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/19085

Language

Publisher

Society for the Provision of Education in Rural Australia (SPERA)

Title

Rural First Year University Science Students: As Engaged, Aspirational and Motivated as Anyone - But Different Science 'Choices' in Year 12 and University

Type of document

Journal Article

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Publication

Author(s)	Quinn, Frances Lyons, Terry
Publication Date	2016
Abstract	This paper reports on findings from the Interests and Recruitment in Science study, which explored the experiences of first year students studying science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) courses in Australian universities. First year STEM students who went to school in rural or regional areas were as engaged, aspirational and motivated as their more metropolitan counterparts. However, they were less likely to have studied physics or advance mathematics, and more likely to have enrolled in an Agricultural or Environmental Science degree. The relationships between these results and broader contextual issues such as employment and Higher Education budgetary and policy settings are discussed.
Citation	Australian and International Journal of Rural Education, 26(1), p. 42-53
ISSN	1839-7387 1036-0026
Link	https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/19085
Language	en
Publisher	Society for the Provision of Education in Rural Australia (SPERA)
Title	Rural First Year University Science Students: As Engaged, Aspirational and Motivated as Anyone - But Different Science 'Choices' in Year 12 and University
Type of document	Journal Article
Entity Type	Publication

Rural First Year University Science Students: As Engaged, Aspirational and Motivated as Anyone - But Different Science 'Choices' in Year 12 and University

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