Content learning and identity construction: A framework to strengthen African American students' mathematics and science learning in urban elementary schools

M Varelas, DB Martin, JM Kane - Human Development, 2013 - karger.com
We present a theoretical framework that views learning as a process involving content
learning (CL) and identity construction (IC). We view identities as lenses through which …

(Mis) taken identities: Reclaiming identities of the “collective Black” in mathematics education research through an exercise in Black specificity

ML Gholson, CE Wilkes - Review of Research in Education, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
This chapter reviews two strands of identity-based research in mathematics education
related to Black children, exemplified by Martin (2000) and Nasir (2002). Identity-based …

Early informal STEM experiences and STEM identity: The importance of talking science

R Dou, Z Hazari, K Dabney, G Sonnert… - Science …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
In this paper, we examine the relationship between participants' childhood science,
technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) related experiences, their STEM identity …

The context dependence of physics identity: Examining the role of performance/competence, recognition, interest, and sense of belonging for lower and upper female …

Z Hazari, D Chari, G Potvin… - Journal of Research in …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
While there is a growing body of work that examines disciplinary identity development,
unlike qualitative work in this area, quantitative research has not fully incorporated the …

Becoming (less) scientific: A longitudinal study of students' identity work from elementary to middle school science

HB Carlone, CM Scott, C Lowder - Journal of research in …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Students' declining science interest in middle school is often attributed to psychological
factors like shifts of motivational values, decrease in self‐efficacy, or doubts about the utility …

Desiring a career in STEM‐related fields: How middle school girls articulate and negotiate identities‐in‐practice in science

E Tan, A Calabrese Barton, H Kang… - Journal of research in …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The underrepresentation of non‐White students and girls in STEM fields is an ongoing
problem that is well documented. In K‐12 science education, girls, and especially non‐White …

Developing a computing identity framework: Understanding computer science and information technology career choice

J Mahadeo, Z Hazari, G Potvin - ACM Transactions on Computing …, 2020 - dl.acm.org
This paper expands on knowledge of computing identity by building on what is known about
prior identity models in science and mathematics education. The model theorizes three …

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

Z Hazari, C Cass, C Beattie - Journal of Research in Science …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
In the process of reforming physics education over the last several decades, a tension has
developed between engaging students with the content in more conceptually challenging …

Examining the effect of early STEM experiences as a form of STEM capital and identity capital on STEM identity: A gender study

SM Cohen, Z Hazari, J Mahadeo, G Sonnert… - Science …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
It is well known that women are underrepresented in science. technology engineering and
mathematics (STEM) and that their interest declines more steeply over the schooling years …

The role of media in influencing students' STEM career interest

C Chen, S Hardjo, G Sonnert, J Hui… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Background Digital media are pervasive in the lives of young people and provide
opportunities for them to learn about STEM. Multiple theories argue that the STEM media …