Mini-Symposium: Physics Education Research Related to Departmental Culture and Change

Presentations

• Using the EP3 Guide as a call for education research on systemic change

  ORAL · Invited

  April 6, 2024, 4:30 PM – April 6, 2024, 5:06 PM

  Presenters

  • Michael Wittmann

    American Physical Society

  Authors

  • Michael Wittmann

    American Physical Society

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• Investigating students' change agency in teams through a relational lens

  ORAL

  April 6, 2024, 5:06 PM – April 6, 2024, 5:18 PM

  Presenters

  • Robert P Dalka

    University of Maryland - College Park, University of Maryland, College Park

  Authors

  • Robert P Dalka

    University of Maryland - College Park, University of Maryland, College Park

  • Chandra Turpen

    University of Maryland, College Park

  • Diana Sachmpazidi

    University of Maryland - College Park, University of Maryland, College Park

  • Brianne Gutmann

    San Jose State University

  • Devyn Shafer

    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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• Ethnographic investigations of the emerging culture on departmental teams: Evidence of transforming physics faculty's practices and values around departmental change

  ORAL

  April 6, 2024, 5:18 PM – April 6, 2024, 5:30 PM

  Publication: Sachmpazidi, D., Turpen, C., Petrella, J., Dalka, P. R., and Abdurrahman, F. (in prep) Ethnographic investigations of the emerging culture on departmental teams: Evidence of transforming physics faculty's practices and values around departmental change. Physical Review Physics Education Research<br><br>Sachmpazidi, D., Turpen, C., Petrella, J., Dalka, P. R., and Abdurrahman, F. (under review) Recognizing Dominant Cultures around Assessment and Educational Change in Physics Programs. Physical Review Physics Education Research

  Presenters

  • Diana Sachmpazidi

    University of Maryland - College Park, University of Maryland, College Park

  Authors

  • Diana Sachmpazidi

    University of Maryland - College Park, University of Maryland, College Park

  • Chandra Turpen

    University of Maryland, College Park

  • Jayna Petrella

    University of Maryland - College Park

  • Robert P Dalka

    University of Maryland - College Park, University of Maryland, College Park

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• Exploring the Historic Origin of Cultural Gatekeeping in Physics Education

  ORAL

  April 6, 2024, 5:30 PM – April 6, 2024, 5:42 PM

  Presenters

  • Daniel P Sharkey

    University of Central Florida

  Authors

  • Daniel P Sharkey

    University of Central Florida

  • Jackie J Chini

    University of Central Florida

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• Oral candidacy exams: An investigation of student perspectives

  ORAL

  April 6, 2024, 5:42 PM – April 6, 2024, 5:54 PM

  Presenters

  • Lilit Sargsyan

    Rutgers University

  Authors

  • Lilit Sargsyan

    Rutgers University

  • Geradline L Cochran

    The Ohio State University

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• Abstract Withdrawn

  ORAL Withdrawn

  April 6, 2024, 5:54 PM – April 6, 2024, 6:06 PM

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• Finding a research group increases sense of belonging, but struggling to find a group increases likelihood of attrition

  ORAL

  April 6, 2024, 6:06 PM – April 6, 2024, 6:18 PM

  Publication: Verostek, M., Miller, C. W., & Zwickl, B. M. (2023). Physics PhD student perspectives on the importance and difficulty of finding a research group. arXiv preprint arXiv:2311.04176.

  Presenters

  • Mike Verostek

    University of Rochester

  Authors

  • Mike Verostek

    University of Rochester

  • Ben M Zwickl

    Rochester Institute of Technology

  • Casey Miller

    Rochester Institute of Technology

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