Home and Motivational Factors Related to Science-Career Pursuit: Gender Differences and Gender Similarities

Autor/inn/en	Shin, Jongho; Lee, Hyunjoo; McCarthy-Donovan, Alexander; Hwang, Hyeyoung; Yim, Sonyoung; Seo, EunJin
Titel	Home and Motivational Factors Related to Science-Career Pursuit: Gender Differences and Gender Similarities
Quelle	In: International Journal of Science Education, 37 (2015) 9, S.1478-1503 (26 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0950-0693
DOI	10.1080/09500693.2015.1042941
Schlagwörter	Gender Differences; Adolescents; Family Environment; Parent Attitudes; Parent Influence; Socioeconomic Status; Motivation; Self Concept; Career Choice; Sciences; Foreign Countries; Correlation; Value Judgment; Asian Culture; Educational Attainment; Parent Background; Employment Level; Self Efficacy; Statistical Analysis; South Korea; Program for International Student Assessment + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Geschlechterkonflikt; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Familienmilieu; Elternverhalten; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; psychologische; Motivation (psychologisch); Selbstkonzept; Science; Wissenschaft; Ausland; Korrelation; Werturteil; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Elternhaus; Beschäftigungsgrad; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Statistische Analyse; Korea; Republik
Abstract	The purpose of the study was to examine whether gender differences exist in the mean levels of and relations between adolescents' home environments (parents' view of science, socio-economic status (SES)), motivations (intrinsic and instrumental motivations, self-beliefs), and pursuit of science careers. For the purpose, the Programmed for International Student Assessment 2006 data of Korean 15-year-old students were analysed. The results of the study showed that girls had lower levels of science intrinsic and instrumental motivations, self-beliefs, and science-career pursuit (SCP) as well as their parents' values in science less than boys. Gender similarities, rather than gender differences, existed in patterns of causal relationship among home environments, motivations, and SCP. The results showed positive effects for parents' higher value in science and SES on motivations, SCP, and for intrinsic and instrumental motivations on SCP for girls and boys. These results provide implications for educational interventions to decrease gender differences in science motivations and SCP, and to decrease adolescents' gender stereotypes. (As Provided).
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