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Opening up pathways: engagement in STEM across the primary-secondary school transition

This report undertakes a comprehensive review of the literature on the barriers and supports that young people enco... Show more
This report undertakes a comprehensive review of the literature on the barriers and supports that young people encounter in pursuing studies in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines in Australia. It draws together and reviews literature across a variety of disciplines on trends in STEM participation in Australia and globally, and investigates existing and ongoing research and literature on the reasons why people either continue or discontinue study and employment in STEM related fields. This review focuses primarily on the issue of transition, examining specifically changes and continuities in attitudes to STEM subjects as students make the transition from primary to secondary school, and from the middle to upper secondary school years. It identifies issues bearing on student pathways in STEM, profiles the existing STEM workforce, and describes broad trends in engagement in STEM in Australia.
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Authors: Tytler, Russell; Osborne, Jonathan; Williams, Gaye; Tytler, Kristen ... [+] Show more

Date: 2008

Geographic subjects: Australia; Oceania

Resource type: Government report or paper

Subjects: Research; Career development; Students ... [+] Show more