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http://dx.doi.org/10.14697/jkase.2012.32.1.015

An Analysis of Educational Factors on Career Choice of Science-gifted Students to Science and Technology Bound Universities  

Lee, Ji-Ae (Pusan National University)
Park, Soo-Kyong (Kyungnam University)
Kim, Young-Min (Pusan National University)
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Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education / v.32, no.1, 2012 , pp. 15-29 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the educational factors on career choice of science-gifted students to science and technology bound universities and the difference of perception in regards to group factors. In addition, this study aimed to examine the effects of science-gifted education and critical events in relation to career choice to science and technology bound universities. For the study, 104 university freshmen, 75 males and 29 females, were sampled from UNIST (Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology), that many science high school graduates entered this year. The survey was conducted with questionnaires to do with the perceptions concerning career choice and educational factors that cause them to choose such career directions. The educational factors on career choice to science and technology bound universities were classified as 3 main categories such as educational environment factor (teaching-learning factor), human factor, attitude towards science factor and the subcategories within each category. The research findings are as follows: First, the factors were closely connected with each other and 'the project centered classes' were highly interrelated with other educational environment factors such as 'the experiment activity and environment for the activity' and 'influence of teachers (professors).' Second, the female students and graduates of the science high school were more positively influenced by the educational environment and human factors on their decision for career than male students and graduates of the general high school. Third, this research found that historical scientific knowledge, perception of scientists' social status and job applications in the science field gave less influence rather than other factors on their decision for career. As a result of examining critical events for science-gifted education in relation to career choice to science and technology bound universities, numerous students mentioned that the extracurricular science activities such as science camps and field trips gave significant effects on students' career choices to science and engineering fields.
Keywords
science-gifted students; science and technology bound university; career choice; educational environment factor (teaching-learning factor); human factor; attitude towards science factor;
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