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Characteristic behaviour orientations of young scientists: A comparison between young mathematicians/physicists and other natural scientists

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Methods of sociological enquiry using data on qualifications, performance indicators, conditions for research and social background were used to investigate aspects of behaviour in young natural scientists relevant to research careers. It was shown that mathematicians and physicists were essentially more intrinsically motivated than the other cadres in the fields of natural sciences and that this manifested itself in a high intensity of work and a greater involvement in activities.

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  1. Institute for Theory, History and Organization of Science at the Academy of Sciences of the GDR, Prenzlauer Promenade 149-152, 1100, Berlin, GDR

    Gabriele Gross & Rainer Tenzler

  2. Department of University Pedagogy, Central Institute for Higher Education, Aristotelessteig 4, 1157, Berlin, GDR

    Barbara Haenschke

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Gross, G., Haenschke, B. & Tenzler, R. Characteristic behaviour orientations of young scientists: A comparison between young mathematicians/physicists and other natural scientists. High Educ 17, 391–396 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00139536

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