APS
30th APS Annual Convention · 2018
Science Identity: Predicting Career Aspirations across Gender and Race in Secondary School Students
- Kaitlin Bodnar
University of Pittsburgh - Tara Hofkens, Ph.D
University of Pittsburgh - Ming-Te Wang, Ph.D
University of Pittsburgh - Christian Schunn
University of Pittsburgh
Abstract
A significant interaction was found showing that science identity had a greater impact in promoting science career aspiration in boys than girls. Boys and white students were more likely to have a strong science identity and want to pursue a career in science than their female and African American peers.
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