| Title: |
Scientific Vocations in Crisis in France: Explanatory Social Developments and Mechanisms |
| Language: |
English |
| Authors: |
Convert, Bernard; Gugenheim, Francis |
| Source: |
European Journal: Vocational Training. May-Aug 2005 (35):12-20. |
| Availability: |
Cedefop - European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training. Web site: http://www.cedefop.europa.eu. Available from: Office for Official Publication of the European Communities. Fax: +35-229-29-42758; Web site: http://publications.eu.int/others/sales_agents_en.html. Available in English, French, German, Portuguese and Spanish. |
| Peer Reviewed: |
Y |
| Page Count: |
9 |
| Publication Date: |
2005 |
| Document Type: |
Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive |
| Education Level: |
Higher Education |
| Descriptors: |
Foreign Countries; Science Interests; Selective Admission; Higher Education; Science Education; Enrollment; Technology; Career Choice |
| Geographic Terms: |
France |
| ISSN: |
0378-5068 |
| Abstract: |
Since the mid-1990s, increasingly fewer French students have been enrolling for science subjects at university. Speaking of a "loss of interest in science among young people" is nevertheless premature. The phenomenon is primarily due to socio-demographic changes. As a result of their position in French higher education, universities, which do not operate a selective admission policy, are a last resort for students rejected by the selective options. Between 1985 and 1995, when student demographics grew apace, universities absorbed most of this growth. After 1995, the supply of selective training increased, while student demographics stagnated. As a result, university enrolments have declined, especially in the sciences. At the same time, holders of science baccalaureates have not been as top-notch, educationally and socially, as they were fifteen years previously. These students from more modest backgrounds and performing less well in education are shying away from the sciences which are reputed to be more difficult and less "profitable" than other subjects. (Contains 10 footnotes, 7 tables, and 3 graphs.) |
| Abstractor: |
Author |
| Number of References: |
11 |
| Entry Date: |
2006 |
| Access URL: |
http://www.trainingvillage.gr/etv/Information_resources/Bookshop/publications.asp?section=18 |
| Accession Number: |
EJ734226 |
| Database: |
ERIC |