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Abstract

In recent days there has been a growing interest in attracting young people into careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). It seems timely to revisit the author's 1992-1997 research titled: The science career decision: a model describing the career orientation and decision-making processes of sciencetrack students. In the thirty years since this investigation was undertaken there have been many scientific and social changes. It is instructive to briefly examine some more recent research findings to identify changing trends in science-track decision making. The primary changes were found to be progress in early childhood science education, the limited availability of jobs and a general decline in the public perception of science.