FIXATED ON EXACTNESS - IDENTITY NARRATIVES OF YOUNG WOMEN IN POST-COMPULSORY PHYSICS
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This study explores how 33 young women construct their identities and make meaning of their experiences in the meeting with post-compulsory upper secondary school physics. Through an identity framework the interplay between the young women and the disciplinary educational context is explored. The study draws on survey-data and semi-structured individual interviews with the young women. Using a thematic analysis, the findings show a celebration of exactness combined with a hierarchal learning process building on top of prior knowledge. Exactness was especially expressed as a similarity to mathematics but also in being able to follow a manual and fitting experiments into theory. The hierarchal learning made lower secondary school physics essential for following the lessons. Consequently, upper secondary school physics offered limited possibilities to form a sense of identity, especially when not being able to transfer competences from lower secondary school or when being unsure about performing the exactness.
Original language | English |
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Publication date | 2023 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Publication status | Published - 2023 |
Event | ESERA 2023: Connecting Science Education with Cultural Heritage - Cappadocia, Turkey Duration: 28 Aug 2023 → 1 Sep 2023 https://www.esera2023.net/ |
Conference
Conference | ESERA 2023 |
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Location | Cappadocia |
Country | Turkey |
Period | 28/08/2023 → 01/09/2023 |
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- https://virtual.oxfordabstracts.com/#/event/3790/submission/141
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