Post-compulsory participation in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)
education is an ongoing international concern and forms a key motivation underpinning the …

Low participation rates in the study of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
(STEM) post-16 are a matter of international concern. Existing evidence suggests children's …

There is widespread international concern about post‐16 participation rates in science, with
women's under‐representation constituting a particular issue. This paper contributes to …

There are widespread policy concerns to improve (widen and increase) science, technology,
engineering, and mathematics participation, which remains stratified by ethnicity, gender …

Young people's aspirations remain an enduring focus of education policy interest and
concern. Drawing on data from an ongoing five-year study of young people's science and …

This is a mix methods follow‐up study in which we reconfirm the findings from an earlier
study [Vedder‐Weiss & Fortus [2011] Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 48 (2), 199 …

The present article investigates explanations for gendered trends in Physics and
Engineering access, reporting findings from a large-scale study funded by the UK Economic …

This book investigates the changing opportunities in higher education for different social
groups during China's transition from the socialist regime to a market economy. The first part …

Understanding Young People's Science Aspirations offers new evidence and understanding
about how young people develop their aspirations for education, learning and, ultimately …

Achievement goal theory distinguishes between mastery goals (the goals of developing
competence) and performance goals (the goals of demonstrating competence)[Ames [1992] …