Peer reviewed
Direct linkERIC Number: EJ1191304
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018-Sep
Pages: 9
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1871-1502
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Accessing the Elite Figured World of Science
Chaffee, Rachel; Gupta, Preeti
Cultural Studies of Science Education, v13 n3 p797-805 Sep 2018
This review explores Jackson and Seiler's "I am smart enough to study postsecondary science: A critical discourse analysis of latecomers' identity construction in an online forum" by considering the analytic framework for figured worlds guiding this study. We consider the specific affordances of cultural production theory for examining how sociohistorical and cultural discourses of "science as elite" impact individuals at every level of education. We then extend this discussion by exploring how an informal learning space at a prestigious science museum was designed to explicitly tackle cultural discourses of "science as elite" that act as barriers to identification with science. [For "I Am Smart Enough to Study Postsecondary Science: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Latecomers' Identity Construction in an Online Forum," see EJ1191308.]
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Informal Education, Museums, Cultural Influences, Barriers, Postsecondary Education, Nontraditional Students, Identification (Psychology), Adult Students, College Students, Computer Mediated Communication
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative; Opinion Papers
Education Level: Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health (DHHS), Office of the Director
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Grant or Contract Numbers: 5R25OD01651404
