Recruitment of students into science education programs, specifically chemistry and physics, has been an ongoing struggle to garner enough students to fill the demand for these positions in the workforce.  It has also recently been noticed that there is a growing divide among the diversity, or lack thereof, among our teachers and the diversity of the student population in our schools.  Together these trends require a need to understand why students are not choosing to enter into the science education career and more importantly why minorities are not deciding to do so.  This talk will explore factors that influence someone in making the choice to pursue a career in science education.  Specifically, it also seeks to further understand how cultural backgrounds influence this choice. <br/>

Understanding factors that influence students’ choices to pursue a career in teaching

2019 Fall National Meeting

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