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- Title
Scientist encounters: Igniting parental aspirations to support young scientists - a pilot study.
- Authors
Fallon, Naomi; McDonald, Rory; Canovan, Cherry
- Abstract
This paper reports findings from a pilot study undertaken at the Lancashire Science Festival to explore the impact of interacting with a scientist on parents' attitudes towards their child pursuing a career that involves science. Parents were asked a series of questions about their science festival experience and to provide some demographic information. The key finding was that half of the respondents reported that meeting a scientist had made them more likely to think that their child could pursue a career related to science. The attitudinal shift was particularly prevalent amongst parents from low-participation backgrounds. This preliminary finding suggests that interactions between scientists and parents at public science events may offer an avenue by which to foster positive perceptions of science as a career path amongst under-represented groups.
- Subjects
SCIENTISTS; PARENTAL influences; SOCIAL support; DEMOGRAPHIC research; CAREER development
- Publication
Widening Participation & Lifelong Learning, 2023, Vol 25, Issue 1, p213
- ISSN
1466-6529
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5456/WPLL.25.1.213