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Examining The Mediation Of Power In A Collaborative Community: Engaging In Informal Science As Authentic Practice, Anton Puvirajah, Geeta Verma, Horace Webb
Examining The Mediation Of Power In A Collaborative Community: Engaging In Informal Science As Authentic Practice, Anton Puvirajah, Geeta Verma, Horace Webb
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Focusing on the interplay of context and language, this study examined a group of high school students and their mentors’ use of language during a robotics competition. This informal setting allowed us to gain insights into the mediation and manifestation of power within the group. Using critical discourse analysis of competition transcripts and interviews we found that both students and mentors felt a sense of ownership and community leading to symmetry in power amongst them. The shift in power led to greater student ownership and agency and created a space for authentic and meaningful science learning. The context of the …
Creating A Pipeline To Stem Careers Through Service Learning: The Aft Program, Anton Puvirajah, Lisa Michelle Martin-Hansen, Geeta Verma
Creating A Pipeline To Stem Careers Through Service Learning: The Aft Program, Anton Puvirajah, Lisa Michelle Martin-Hansen, Geeta Verma
Education Publications
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