Narratives of Identity in Everyday Spaces: An Examination of African American Students' Science Career Trajectories

Autor/in	Haun-Frank, Julie
Titel	Narratives of Identity in Everyday Spaces: An Examination of African American Students' Science Career Trajectories
Quelle	In: Science Education International, 22 (2011) 4, S.239-254 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2077-2327
Schlagwörter	Science Careers; African American Students; Career Choice; Identification (Psychology); Social Influences; High School Students; Cultural Influences; Career Academies; Personal Narratives; Student Experience; Disproportionate Representation; Focus Groups; Interviews; Altruism; Student Attitudes; Role Models; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? African Americans; Student; Students; Afroamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Sozialer Einfluss; High school; High schools; Oberschule; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Berufsakademie; Erlebniserzählung; Studienerfahrung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Altruistic behavior; Altruismus; Schülerverhalten; Identifikationsfigur; USA
Abstract	For over two decades the under-representation of African Americans in school science and the workplace has been a central concern for educators, policy makers, and researchers. Existing literature provides many accounts of the barriers to science career attainment. This study examined the science career trajectories of fourteen African American high school students who were persistent in pursuing science. Using identity and social space as theoretical tools, I examined the multiple sociocultural factors that shape students' science career trajectories. Results indicate that everyday spaces were critical in shaping their career aspirations and who they wanted to become. Mapping students' learning pathways was critical to understand how different spaces--school, church, neighborhood--framed their narratives and ultimately their decisions to pursue a science career. (Contains 1 table and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	International Council of Associations for Science Education. Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Education, Buca, Izmir 35150, Turkey. Tel: +90-532-4267927; Fax: +90-232-4204895; Web site: http://icaseonline.net
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Update	2017/4/10