@article {353,
	title = {EXAMINING THE EXPERIENCES OF CAREER GUIDANCE, VOCATIONAL SELF-CONCEPT, AND SELF-PERCEIVED EMPLOYABILITY AMONG SCIENCE EDUCATION MAJORS IN TAIWAN},
	journal = {Journal of Baltic Science Education},
	volume = {13},
	year = {2014},
	month = {April/2014},
	pages = {Continuous},
	type = {Original article},
	chapter = {182-190},
	abstract = {This study aims to investigate the science education majors{\textquoteright} experiences of career guidance, vocational self-concept, and self-perceived employability, as well as the relationships among these variables in the Taiwanese context based on the developmental-contextual model of career development. Data were collected from a questionnaire survey of 614 science education majors in the selected Taiwanese universities. It was found that the science education majors{\textquoteright} experiences of career guidance directly and indirectly influenced their self-perceived employability vis-{\`a}-vis the effect on their vocational self-concept. The findings suggest that the science education departments of universities in Taiwan may provide sufficient and appropriate career guidance and vocational information for science education majors to promote their vocational self-concept and employability.},
	keywords = {career guidance, science education majors, self-perceived employability},
	issn = {1648-3898},
	doi = {https://doi.org/10.33225/jbse/14.13.182},
	url = {http://oaji.net/articles/2015/987-1437062994.pdf},
	author = {Ya-Ling Wu and Yu-Lin Tsai and Cheng-Wu Chen}
}
@article {298,
	title = {EXAMINING THE LEARNING EXPERIENCES OF SCIENCE TRAINING AMONG TAIWANESE ABORIGINAL ADOLESCENTS},
	journal = {Journal of Baltic Science Education},
	volume = {12},
	year = {2013},
	month = {September/2013},
	type = {Original article},
	chapter = {312-321 },
	abstract = {In Taiwan, substantial resources have been invested in training programs for Aboriginal adolescents in response to their poor occupational achievement. This study examined the relationships between the learning experiences of science training, vocational self-concept, and occupational aspirations among Taiwanese Aboriginal adolescents. Data were collected from a questionnaire survey of 760 Taiwanese Aboriginal adolescents who had successfully completed the science training. The results of this study demonstrated that the Taiwanese Aboriginal adolescents{\textquoteright} learning experiences of science training directly and indirectly influenced their occupational aspirations vis-{\`a}-vis the effect on their vocational self-concept at the individual level, which in turn directly influenced their occupational aspirations. The findings suggest that the science training programs for Taiwanese indigenous youth may provide sufficient supports in culturally responsive ways to facilitate these trainees{\textquoteright} vocational self-concept and occupational aspirations as well as further to achieve the original goals of the science training programs.},
	keywords = {occupational aspiration, science training, Taiwanese Aboriginal adolescents, vocational self-concept},
	issn = {1648-3898},
	doi = {https://doi.org/10.33225/jbse/13.12.312},
	url = {http://oaji.net/articles/2015/987-1425808254.pdf},
	author = {Ya-Ling Wu and Cheng-Wu Chen}
}
@article {309,
	title = {EXAMINING THE MICROPOLITICAL LITERACY OF SCIENCE INTERN TEACHERS IN TAIWAN},
	journal = {Journal of Baltic Science Education},
	volume = {12},
	year = {2013},
	month = {December/2013},
	type = {Original article},
	chapter = {440-451 },
	abstract = {Micropolitical learning constitutes an essential part of the professional development of prospective science teachers. Drawing on interviews, this study applied categories of professional interests as a framework for investigating Taiwanese secondary science intern teachers{\textquoteright} experiences of the micropolitical realities in schools and the meanings that the science interns construct for micropolitical experiences. The professional interests consist of material, organizational, social-professional, cultural-ideological, and self-interests (Kelchtermans \& Ballet, 2002a). This study identified the career development interests of science interns beyond the five pre-defined subcategories. To cope with their vulnerability due to the lack of positional authority and role ambiguity in the practicum sites, the pursuit of social-professional interests was the most important. Proactively fitting into the prearranged school environments was the most prevalent micropolitical strategy for the interns because of their lack of professional autonomy and their supervisors{\textquoteright} expectations. However, the efforts of a small number of science interns in challenging the school practices were noteworthy.},
	keywords = {micropolitical literacy, professional interests, science intern teachers},
	issn = {1648-3898},
	doi = {https://doi.org/10.33225/jbse/13.12.440},
	url = {http://oaji.net/articles/2015/987-1425809091.pdf},
	author = {Ya-Ling Wu and Cheng-Wu Chen}
}
