A study involving more than 5,500 young people across England has concluded that this “cheap and easy intervention” would “significantly increase take-up”.
However, subjects such as computing, biology and art proved less popular with students when they knew more about projected salaries.
The research, undertaken by the University of Birmingham with funding from the Nuffield Foundation, was presented at the annual research conference of the Society for Research into High Education last month.
Researchers reached their conclusions after working with 15 and 16-year-olds from 50 schools, state and private, across England. During a one-hour lesson, the students were asked to make a number of hypothetical choices about which subjects to study and whether to go on to higher education or to enter work at 18.
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