Reasons for not/choosing chemistry: Why advanced level chemistry students in England do/not pursue chemistry undergraduate degrees

• Published in: Journal of research in science teaching Vol. 60; no. 5; pp. 978 - 1013
• Main Authors: Archer, Louise, Francis, Becky, Moote, Julie, Watson, Emma, Henderson, Morag, Holmegaard, Henriette, MacLeod, Emily
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken, USA John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.05.2023; Wiley; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Advanced Courses; Advanced Students; Bourdieu; Bourdieu, Pierre (1930-2002); Chemistry; Declining Enrollment; degree choice; Educational Experience; Employment Potential; Foreign Countries; Habitus; Higher education; Interpersonal Relationship; Majors (Students); Masculinity; Organic Chemistry; Science Education; Secondary Education; Self Efficacy; Social Capital; Student Attitudes; Student Interests; subject choice; Undergraduate Students; Work experience; Youth; United Kingdom (England); United Kingdom > UK; England

There are international concerns about decreasing rates of chemistry degree enrolment. This article seeks to understand students' reasons for not/choosing to pursue a chemistry degree, drawing on (i) open‐ended survey responses from a sample of 506 students in England aged 21–22 who had studied...