Ralf A. L. F. van Griethuijsen|M.W. van Eijck|Helen Haste|P.J. den Brok|Nigel Skinner|Nasser Mansour|Ay?e Savran Gencer|Saouma BouJaoude
Global Patterns in Students’ Views of Science and Interest in Science
Eindhoven University of Technology|Eindhoven University of Technology|Harvard University|Eindhoven University of Technology|University of Exeter|Pamukkale University|American University of Beirut|American University of Beirut
international studies shown interest science technology among primary secondary school students western european countries low seems decreasing many countries outside europe especially developing countries interest science technology remains strong part largescale european union funded science education diversity project questionnaire probing potential reasons difference completed students uk netherlands turkey lebanon india malaysia questionnaire sought information favourite courses extracurricular activities views nature science 9000 students aged mainly 10 14 years completed questionnaire results revealed students countries outside western europe showed greater interest school science careers related science extracurricular activities related science western european students noneuropean students also likely hold empiricist view nature science believe science solve many problems faced world multilevel analysis revealed strong correlation interest science view nature science