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Title:After that WASC/GCE, no more science for me: the swing away from science in Sierra Leone
Author:Gbamanja, S.P.T.
Year:1980
Periodical:Africana Research Bulletin
Volume:11
Issue:3
Pages:19-45
Language:English
Geographic term:Sierra Leone
Subjects:science education
students
Abstract:Every year the secondary schools graduate many students, some of whom get good passes in science subjects on their school leaving examinations -the West African School Certificate/General Certificate of Education (WASC/GCE). About three fourths of the students who pass science do not pursue that subject in post secondary school institutions but, for one reason or another, choose to enroll in other disciplines. The fact that students with an aptitude for science have been electing careers in social science fields and in the arts is evidence that aptitude alone may not be the primary consideration and that there are other reasons which drive students away from science. With the present heavy demands on science and technology for national development, it is important to know why students who are sufficiently interested in science and have successfully completed several years of science at the secondary school level should swing away from science for superficial reasons. The author conducted an explanatory survey to uncover some of the main reasons why science-able secondary school leavers in Sierra Leone choose not to pursue science beyond secondary school level. He presents suggestions for action. App., ref.
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