Science Education Policy: A Survey of the Participation of Sixth-Form Pupils in Science and Other Subjects over a 10-year Period, 1985-1995.

Gallagher, Tony; McEwen, Alex; Knipe, Damien

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Publication Date: 1997

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Science Education Policy: A Survey of the Participation of Sixth-Form Pupils in Science and Other Subjects over a 10-year Period, 1985-1995.

Gallagher, Tony; McEwen, Alex; Knipe, Damien

Research Papers in Education: Policy and Practice, v12 n2 p121-41 Jun 1997

Surveys of and interviews with year-12 students in Northern Ireland over 10 years examined the impact of government science education policy by noting student participation in advanced science courses. Overall, the number of boys taking advanced courses decreased and the number of girls increased. Students retained certain stereotyped views of particular curriculum subjects. (SM)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Advanced Courses, Educational Policy, Equal Education, Foreign Countries, Politics of Education, Science Education, Secondary Education, Secondary School Science, Sex Differences, Sex Stereotypes, Student Attitudes, Student Participation

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)

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