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| Abstract Title: | Informal Physics Programs as Integral Experiences for Physics Identity Development |
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| Abstract: | We have investigated how university students' physics identities can be fostered through teaching youth in informal physics programs through the collection of interviews from participants in three different informal programs. We present the results seen from analyzing the interviews with an operationalized Communities of Practice framework. Our analysis shows that students' identities can be supported through different structures and practices within each program. This poster will show how students' personal values aligning with an informal program's mission was the biggest predictor of membership, while interactions with members of the community served as the most important mechanism for integration into the community. We aim to start a conversation around how existing informal programs can be better in order to support students from all backgrounds and how new informal programs can be designed to support student facilitators. |
| Abstract Type: | Contributed Poster Presentation |
| Session Time: | Poster Session II |
| Poster Number: | 2.B5 |
Author/Organizer Information | |
| Primary Contact: |
Brean Prefontaine Michigan State University East Lansing, MI 48823 Phone: 213-678-1442 |
| Co-Author(s) and Co-Presenter(s) |
Claudia Fracchiolla, University College Dublin Kathleen Hinko, Michigan State University Claire Mullen, University College Dublin Jasmine Guven, University of Manchester Shane Bergin, University College Dublin |
