Climate in Physics Departments

Autor/inn/en	White, Susan; Ivie, Rachel
Titel	Climate in Physics Departments
Quelle	In: Physics Teacher, 59 (2021) 1, S.10-14 (5 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0031-921X
Schlagwörter	Physics; Science Instruction; Barriers; College Faculty; Disproportionate Representation; Organizational Climate; Disadvantaged; Departments; Prevention; Sexual Harassment; Teacher Persistence; Minority Group Teachers; Teacher Attitudes; Gender Differences; Race; Ethnicity; Academic Rank (Professional); Teacher Characteristics; Citizenship; Educational Attainment; Institutional Characteristics + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Physik; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Fakultät; Organisationsklima; Department; Abteilung; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Sexuelle Belästigung; Lehrerverhalten; Geschlechterkonflikt; Rasse; Abstammung; Ethnizität; Staatsbürgerschaft; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut
Abstract	A recent "TPT" call for papers asks for "more research … about how to tear down and/or overcome the barriers to success that the world, and science, and academia, and the culture of physics put in the way of those who are not white and male." Women make up only 20% of bachelor's degree recipients in physics. Hispanic people comprise less than 8%, with Black people accounting for less than half that number. While the representation of Hispanic people appears to be increasing over the last 10 years, the same is not true for Black people, nor is it true for women. Given the lack of diversity in physics, it is important, then, to understand how the climate in physics departments affects faculty members from marginalized groups. Department climate is an important factor in preventing sexual harassment and in faculty retention. It can contribute to or mitigate the subtle barriers that faculty members who are members of marginalized groups face in academia. How do people in these groups view the department climate? We conducted a survey of a nationally representative sample of faculty members in physics departments, and we use their responses to examine perceptions of department climate. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	American Association of Physics Teachers. One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740. Tel: 301-209-3300; Fax: 301-209-0845; e-mail: pubs@aapt.org; Web site: http://aapt.scitation.org/journal/pte
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01