• Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education
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• v.32 no.1
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• pp.15-29
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• 2012

The purpose of this study was to investigate the educational factors on career choice of science-gifted students to science and technology bound universities and the difference of perception in regards to group factors. In addition, this study aimed to examine the effects of science-gifted education and critical events in relation to career choice to science and technology bound universities. For the study, 104 university freshmen, 75 males and 29 females, were sampled from UNIST (Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology), that many science high school graduates entered this year. The survey was conducted with questionnaires to do with the perceptions concerning career choice and educational factors that cause them to choose such career directions. The educational factors on career choice to science and technology bound universities were classified as 3 main categories such as educational environment factor (teaching-learning factor), human factor, attitude towards science factor and the subcategories within each category. The research findings are as follows: First, the factors were closely connected with each other and 'the project centered classes' were highly interrelated with other educational environment factors such as 'the experiment activity and environment for the activity' and 'influence of teachers (professors).' Second, the female students and graduates of the science high school were more positively influenced by the educational environment and human factors on their decision for career than male students and graduates of the general high school. Third, this research found that historical scientific knowledge, perception of scientists' social status and job applications in the science field gave less influence rather than other factors on their decision for career. As a result of examining critical events for science-gifted education in relation to career choice to science and technology bound universities, numerous students mentioned that the extracurricular science activities such as science camps and field trips gave significant effects on students' career choices to science and engineering fields.

• Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education
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• v.29 no.8
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• pp.934-950
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• 2009

This study attempts to identify the relationship between students' images of science and science learning, and their career choices. A total of 163 students (seventh graders) from three different middle schools participated in this study. Students' images of science and science learning were investigated using the Draw-A-Scientist Test (DAST) and the Draw-A-Science-Learner Test (DASLT), respectively. Then, students' drawings were analyzed using the Draw-A-Scientist Test Checklist (DAST-C) and the Draw-A-Science-Learner Test Checklist (DASLT-C). The relationship between each element composing the students' images and their career choices were analyzed. Among several elements constituting the students' image of science, 'expression,' 'lab coat,' 'oddity,' 'knowledge symbol,' 'technology symbol,' 'co-work,' 'danger,' and 'STS' showed significant differences between students who chose a science-related career and students who did not. It was also revealed that the following elements - 'expression,' 'learning type,' 'inquiry symbol,' and 'learning place' - were more significantly associated with a science-related career choice compared to other elements consisting of an image of science learning.

• The Science & Technology
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• v.25 no.8 s.279
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• pp.62-72
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• 1992

• The Science & Technology
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• v.17 no.6 s.181
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• pp.37-40
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• 1984

• The Science & Technology
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• v.27 no.3 s.298
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• pp.93-93
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• 1994

• 한국과학교육학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2008.01a
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• pp.138.2-138.2
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• 2008

• The Science & Technology
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• v.35 no.9 s.400
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• pp.94-95
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• 2002

2002산학연 여름 연합심포지엄 '화학산업의 새로운 진로' 한국고분자학회 외/국제물리올림피아드 한국 준우승/'아름다운 도로'선정계획 - 건설교통부/기업 '연구클러스터' 육성에 나서/재CIS과협 생명공학세미나 개최안내/퇴직 기술인력 일자리 찾기 쉬워진다 '산업기술인력 아웃플레이스먼트센터' 설립 추진 - 산업자원부/2002 대한민국 벤처창업대전 개최 - 중소기업청

• Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education
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• v.29 no.6
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• pp.593-610
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• 2009

The purpose of this study was to investigate students' views on the value of school science lessons and the aspects of science lessons that appeal to students. For the investigation, semi-structured in-depth interviews with 16 secondary school students were conducted. The results showed that about half of the participants thought that science lessons are important, but not all students have to learn science. And they considered only intrinsic interest and career hopes as critical elements in judging the necessity of science education for all. To appeal to students: first, science lessons should have relevance to students' career hopes, interest, curiosity, abilities, real life, experiences, and test scores. Second, they should acquire students' understanding. Third, they should include more experiments. Finally, they should be related to real life, reflect students' interest and concerns, and link new things with what students already know in terms of contexts and contents. Students thought that science lessons are not suitable for students who don't desire to pursue a science-related career. This suggests that present science curriculum perceived by students doesn't match well with the idea of science education for all. To overcome this problem, students need to be included in the debate about the relevance of science curriculum.

• Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education
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• v.26 no.4
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• pp.559-567
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• 2006

The purposes of this study were to investigate and compare the perception of students, their parents, and their teachers about students' scientific talent and interest, and to analyze if there is a difference among the perceptions of the three groups by students' gender. For the research, 592 Korean elementary and middle school students, their parents (N=592), and their teachers were sampled and investigated their perceptions, with the questionnaire for students, parents, and teachers developed by the authors and validated by science education experts group. The research results are; (1) in total, the perception scores of parents and teachers are higher than that of students' perception, and the average score of each group decreases by grade in every group; (2) among the students and parents groups, average perception score of male students' talents and interest was higher than that of female students, while teachers perceive averagely that there is no difference in students talents and interest by gender.

• The Science & Technology
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• v.28 no.12 s.319
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• pp.86-87
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• 1995

주류 메이커 (주)진로의 부설연구소인 진로종합연구소는 최근 항바이러스성 단백질을 이용한 새로운 항바이러스 생물농약제제를 개발해 업계의 관심을 끌고 있다. 농작물에 치명적인 피해를 주는 식물성 바이러스병에 대한 농약이 전무한 상태에서 이러한 무공해 생물농약을 개발한 것은 생명공학분야에서도 획기적인 일이며, 이밖에도 서울대 연구팀과 항AIDS 제제 등을 공동으로 연구하고 있어 결과가 주목된다.