Perception of the Image of Scientist by Israeli Student Teachers from Two Distinct Communities in Israel: Arabs and Jews

Autor/inn/en	Koren, Pazit; Bar, Varda
Titel	Perception of the Image of Scientist by Israeli Student Teachers from Two Distinct Communities in Israel: Arabs and Jews
Quelle	In: EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 5 (2009) 4, S.347-356 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1305-8223
Schlagwörter	Arabs; Student Teachers; Jews; Student Teacher Attitudes; Laboratories; Foreign Countries; Comparative Analysis; Scientists; Females; Interviews; Stereotypes; Family Work Relationship; College Students; Gender Differences; Science Instruction; Science Curriculum; Israel + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Arab; Araber; Lehramtsstudent; Lehramtsstudentin; Referendar; Referendarin; Jew; Jude; Jüdin; Juden; Laboratory; Laboratorium; Ausland; Scientist; Wissenschaftler; Weibliches Geschlecht; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Klischee; Collegestudent; Geschlechterkonflikt; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht
Abstract	This is a comparative study of the image of the scientist held by Israeli Jewish and Arabic student teachers from various backgrounds. The image of female scientists among these groups was also investigated. Five groups of female students (N = 500) from four colleges were studied. Traditional tools (DAST) were combined with more informative methods(captions, statements, and free writing) and supplemented by interviews. The stereotypic image of the scientist was found to be a bespectacled male using conventional research equipment, who prefers intellectual occupations for leisure pursuits was perceived by most participants. The image held by the secular Jewish student teachers largely conformed to the Western image of the scientist--a disheveled man working in a laboratory, with few social connections. An image of a scientist as a revered, authoritative teacher or scholar emerged amongst the traditional groups (Bedouin, Orthodox, and Ultra-Orthodox). The image found amongst Arabic student teachers of the North (a moderately traditional group) was unique: a young scientist, using computers, whose work is partially done outside of the laboratory. Among the traditional groups, the female scientist is perceived to be "torn" between her career and tradition. Conclusions from this research and implications for science study and teaching curricula are discussed. (Contains 1 table and 8 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10