A pilot survey of attitudes to space sciences and exploration among British school children

Jones, Harriet, Yeoman, Kay and Cockell, Charles (2007) A pilot survey of attitudes to space sciences and exploration among British school children. Journal of Space Policy, 23 (1). pp. 20-23.

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Abstract

Over 200 school children in eight schools in the east of England were surveyed to determine their interest in space exploration and awareness of current space activities. Of those surveyed, 33% were interested in space to ‘discover a new planet’, and 24% to find life on another planet. When asked to list space exploration organisations 77% listed NASA. Six of those surveyed listed ESA (<0.5%). The data bring starkly to light, despite the Huygens landing on Titan and Mars Express, the lack of awareness of the existence of ESA among a new generation of European school children. These data suggest that further surveys are merited to determine the factors that influence interest in space sciences and related disciplines among school children, and the source of their information.

Item Type:	Article
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Science > School of Biological Sciences
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Science > Research Centres > Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Research in Mathematics Education
Depositing User:	EPrints Services
Date Deposited:	01 Oct 2010 13:38
Last Modified:	24 Sep 2024 09:41
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/1541
DOI:	10.1016/j.spacepol.2006.11.013

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