Effect of Embedded Careers Education in Science Lessons on Students' Interest, Awareness, and Aspirations

Autor/inn/en	Kang, Jingoo; Salonen, Anssi; Tolppanen, Sakari; Scheersoi, Annette; Hense, Jonathan; Rannikmäe, Miia; Soobard, Regina; Keinonen, Tuula
Titel	Effect of Embedded Careers Education in Science Lessons on Students' Interest, Awareness, and Aspirations
Quelle	In: International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 21 (2023) 1, S.211-231 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Kang, Jingoo)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1571-0068
DOI	10.1007/s10763-021-10238-2
Schlagwörter	Career Education; STEM Careers; Science Education; Secondary School Students; Student Interests; Science Interests; Occupational Aspiration; Science Curriculum; Integrated Curriculum; Foreign Countries; Knowledge Level; Estonia; Finland; Germany + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Arbeitslehre; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Sekundarschüler; Studieninteresse; Berufsneigung; Berufsziel; Ausland; Wissensbasis; Estland; Finnland; Deutschland
Abstract	In the last decades, secondary school students have indicated a low interest in science and a lack of awareness of authentic science careers that may impede their aspiration to work in science-related fields in future. To raise students' aspirations, several studies used context-based approaches, but few integrated career aspects into the school curricula. Accordingly, this study aimed to promote lower secondary school students' interest in and awareness of science careers by introducing science career-related scenarios reflected in a real-world context as embedded careers education in science lessons. In this study, we explored the effect of the interventions on students' interest, awareness, and aspirations towards science careers using Estonian, Finnish, and German datasets. According to the results, the students participating in the project indicated a higher interest in science, aspiration towards science careers, and awareness of future careers than those who did not experience the embedded science career interventions. Also, the results showed that when students got more information about science careers at school, their interest in science was more easily transferred to their aspirations in science studies and careers. Thus, this result emphasizes the importance of fostering awareness of science careers at lower secondary schools in order to inspire young learners to engage in science studies and works in future. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01