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| Abstract Title: | Why it should be and not or: Physics and Music |
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| Abstract: | Participation in informal physics programs as a facilitator has an effect on a person's identity within their own discipline. This paper discusses a case study, based on Lave and Wenger's Community of Practice, with analysis of three interviews of facilitators of an Irish informal learning program for eight-twelve year olds that aims to combine physics and music. The facilitators are university students studying Music Education, Science Education, and Physics; an interview of a facilitator from each field was used. We look to see how the differing backgrounds of each interviewee affects their science identity within the various communities they are a part of. The identity code Nexus of Multimembership is studied in detail leading to a discussion of the importance of acknowledging multimembership in informal physics programs. |
| Abstract Type: | Contributed Poster Presentation |
| Session Time: | Poster Session I |
| Poster Number: | A31 |
| Contributed Paper Record: | Contributed Paper Information |
| Contributed Paper Download: | Download Contributed Paper |
Author/Organizer Information | |
| Primary Contact: |
Claire Mullen University College Dublin |
| Co-Author(s) and Co-Presenter(s) |
Claudia Fracchiolla University College Dublin Brean Prefontain Michigan State University |
