Mini-Symposium: Physics Education Research Related to Departmental Culture and Change

Presentations

• Using the EP3 Guide as a call for education research on systemic change

  ORAL · Invited

  April 6, 2024, 1:30 PM – April 6, 2024, 2:06 PM

  Presenters

  • Michael Wittmann

    • American Physical Society

  Authors

  • Michael Wittmann

    • American Physical Society

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• Investigating students' change agency in teams through a relational lens

  ORAL

  April 6, 2024, 2:06 PM – April 6, 2024, 2:18 PM

  Presenters

  • Robert P Dalka

    • University of Maryland - College Park
    • University of Maryland, College Park

  Authors

  • Robert P Dalka

    • University of Maryland - College Park
    • University of Maryland, College Park

  • Chandra Turpen

    • University of Maryland, College Park

  • Diana Sachmpazidi

    • University of Maryland - College Park
    • University of Maryland, College Park

  • Brianne Gutmann

    • San Jose State University

  • Devyn Shafer

    • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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• Ethnographic investigations of the emerging culture on departmental teams: Evidence of transforming physics faculty's practices and values around departmental change

  ORAL

  April 6, 2024, 2:18 PM – April 6, 2024, 2:30 PM

  Publication: Sachmpazidi, D., Turpen, C., Petrella, J., Dalka, P. R., and Abdurrahman, F. (in prep) Ethnographic investigations of the emerging culture on departmental teams: Evidence of transforming physics faculty's practices and values around departmental change. Physical Review Physics Education Research
  
  Sachmpazidi, D., Turpen, C., Petrella, J., Dalka, P. R., and Abdurrahman, F. (under review) Recognizing Dominant Cultures around Assessment and Educational Change in Physics Programs. Physical Review Physics Education Research

  Presenters

  • Diana Sachmpazidi

    • University of Maryland - College Park
    • University of Maryland, College Park

  Authors

  • Diana Sachmpazidi

    • University of Maryland - College Park
    • University of Maryland, College Park

  • Chandra Turpen

    • University of Maryland, College Park

  • Jayna Petrella

    • University of Maryland - College Park

  • Robert P Dalka

    • University of Maryland - College Park
    • University of Maryland, College Park

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• Exploring the Historic Origin of Cultural Gatekeeping in Physics Education

  ORAL

  April 6, 2024, 2:30 PM – April 6, 2024, 2:42 PM

  Presenters

  • Daniel P Sharkey

    • University of Central Florida

  Authors

  • Daniel P Sharkey

    • University of Central Florida

  • Jackie J Chini

    • University of Central Florida

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• Oral candidacy exams: An investigation of student perspectives

  ORAL

  April 6, 2024, 2:42 PM – April 6, 2024, 2:54 PM

  Presenters

  • Lilit Sargsyan

    • Rutgers University

  Authors

  • Lilit Sargsyan

    • Rutgers University

  • Geradline L Cochran

    • The Ohio State University

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• Abstract Withdrawn

  ORAL · Withdrawn

  April 6, 2024, 2:54 PM – April 6, 2024, 3:06 PM

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• Finding a research group increases sense of belonging, but struggling to find a group increases likelihood of attrition

  ORAL

  April 6, 2024, 3:06 PM – April 6, 2024, 3:18 PM

  Publication: Verostek, M., Miller, C. W., & Zwickl, B. M. (2023). Physics PhD student perspectives on the importance and difficulty of finding a research group. arXiv preprint arXiv:2311.04176.

  Presenters

  • Mike Verostek

    • University of Rochester

  Authors

  • Mike Verostek

    • University of Rochester

  • Ben M Zwickl

    • Rochester Institute of Technology

  • Casey Miller

    • Rochester Institute of Technology

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