Effects of Science Interest and Environmental Responsibility on Science Aspiration and Achievement: Gender Differences and Cultural Supports

Autor/in	Chiu, Mei-Shiu
Titel	Effects of Science Interest and Environmental Responsibility on Science Aspiration and Achievement: Gender Differences and Cultural Supports
Quelle	In: Educational Research and Evaluation, 16 (2010) 4, S.345-370 (26 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1380-3611
Schlagwörter	Females; Structural Equation Models; Macroeconomics; Science Interests; Aspiration; Gender Differences; Citizenship Responsibility; Science Achievement; Cultural Influences; Conservation (Environment); Correlation; Adolescents; Program for International Student Assessment + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Weibliches Geschlecht; Makroökonomie; Streben; Geschlechterkonflikt; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Conservation; Environment; Konservierung; Bewahung; Umwelt; Korrelation; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher
Abstract	The aim of the present study is twofold: (1) to investigate gender differences in the effects of science interest and environmental responsibility on science aspiration and achievement and (2) to explore the relations between cultural supports (macroeconomic and gender equality) and both boys' and girls' tendencies to integrate the aforementioned effects at the country level. The first part of the aim is addressed using structural equation modeling with data from the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) for 15-year-old students (N = 398,750) from 57 countries. The results show that the effects of interest on achievement and responsibility on aspiration are positive (the integrating effect) for boys but negative (the contrasting effect) for girls. Correlation analyses were used to address the second part of the aim. The results show that the integrating effect was associated with macroeconomic support for boys and both macroeconomic and gender-equality supports for girls at the country level. (Contains 4 tables and 2 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10