Obscuring power structures in the physics classroom: Linking teacher positioning, student engagement, and physics identity development

Journal of Research in Science Teaching

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 735-762

  Hazari, Zahra ^a   Cass, Cheryl ^b   Beattie, Carrie ^c  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b North Carolina State University   (United States)

^c Department of Mathematics Michigan Virtual Charter Academy   (United States)

Author keywords

attitudes; sociocultural issues; teacher student empowerment

Indexed keywords

VIDEO RECORDING;

ATTITUDES; COMPARATIVE APPROACH; ENGAGING STUDENTS; PHYSICS EDUCATION; QUANTITATIVE DATA; SOCIOCULTURAL ISSUES; STUDENT ENGAGEMENT; TEACHER/STUDENT EMPOWERMENT;

STUDENTS;

EID: 84935701839     PISSN: 00224308     EISSN: 10982736     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tea.21214     Document Type: Article

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