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| Abstract Title: | Students' exploring and refining their equity ethic within the Access Network |
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| Abstract: | The Access Network is an organization that supports vibrant interactions among students and faculty who advocate for equity work in the physical sciences. This paper uses McGee and Bentley's framework of "equity ethic" (EE) to understand how Access student leaders adopt and refine a commitment to equity and social justice work within the physical sciences. In McGee and Bentley's study of STEM students of color, they define EE as students' sense of altruism and collectivism within and outside of their communities. Through interviews with student leaders, we model components of students' EEs and how their EEs are influenced by their participation in Access. Student accounts illustrate that they are invested in improving equity within their disciplinary communities and see progress toward these goals as an important measure of success. Our findings highlight how students are already infusing an EE into their professional physics activities. |
| Abstract Type: | Symposium Talk |
| Parallel Session: | Future directions in PER: Reflecting critically on student success |
| Contributed Paper Record: | Contributed Paper Information |
| Contributed Paper Download: | Download Contributed Paper |
Author/Organizer Information | |
| Primary Contact: |
Gina M. Quan San José State University San Jose, CA 95112 |
| Co-Author(s) and Co-Presenter(s) |
Chandra A. Turpen, University of Maryland College Park; Fidel Amezcua, Georgia Institute of Technology |
