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Science career aspiration and science capital in China and UK: a comparative study using PISA data

International journal of science education, 2019-10, Vol.41 (15), p.2136-2155 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

2019 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group 2019 ;ISSN: 0950-0693 ;EISSN: 1464-5289 ;DOI: 10.1080/09500693.2019.1662135

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Title:
Science career aspiration and science capital in China and UK: a comparative study using PISA data
Author: Du, Xin ; Wong, Billy
Subjects: Achievement Tests ; Career Choice ; China and UK ; Cross Cultural Studies ; Cultural Differences ; Educational Attainment ; Family Characteristics ; Foreign Countries ; Gender Differences ; International Assessment ; Occupational Aspiration ; Science Achievement ; science attainment ; Science capital ; science career aspirations ; Science Careers ; Science Education ; Scores ; Secondary School Students ; Self Efficacy ; Socioeconomic Status ; Student Characteristics
Is Part Of: International journal of science education, 2019-10, Vol.41 (15), p.2136-2155
Description: The concept of science capital has a growing influence in science education research for understanding young people's science trajectories. Popularised in the UK, this paper aims to extend and evaluate the applicability of science capital in the context of China by drawing on PISA2015. More specifically, we make use of existing items in the PISA2015 survey as a proxy for operationalising the construct of science capital to explore the science career aspirations and attainments of 15-year-old Chinese and UK students (n = 23,998). Our findings indicate that science capital has more explanatory power for understanding UK students' science career aspirations than for Chinese students, where science attainment seems most important. We raise the potential challenge for Chinese students to convert their science capital into scientific self-efficacy and science career aspirations as we highlight the importance of recognising cultural and national differences in operationalising science capital.
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Identifier: ISSN: 0950-0693
EISSN: 1464-5289
DOI: 10.1080/09500693.2019.1662135
Source: Taylor & Francis Open Access

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Science career aspiration and science capital in China and UK: a comparative study using PISA data

2019 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group 2019 ;ISSN: 0950-0693 ;EISSN: 1464-5289 ;DOI: 10.1080/09500693.2019.1662135

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