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Changing the field: a Bourdieusian analysis of educational practices that support equitable outcomes among minoritized youth on two informal science learning programs

Title: Changing the field: a Bourdieusian analysis of educational practices that support equitable outcomes among minoritized youth on two informal science learning programs
Authors: Archer, L
Godec, S
Calabrese Barton, A
Dawson, E
Mau, A
Patel, U
Item Type: Journal Article
Abstract: Supporting more equitable participation in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) remains a key, persistent educational challenge. This paper employs a sociological Bourdieusian lens to explore how equitable youth outcomes might be supported through informal science learning (ISL). Drawing on multimodal, ethnographic data from four case study youth aged 11–14 from two ISL programs, we identify four areas of practice that were enacted to a greater or lesser extent in the programs in support of equitable youth outcomes. We identify how the equitable potential of these practices was realized through a disruption of dominant power relations. It is argued that ISL should focus on changing the field, rather than young people. Affordances and limitations of the Bourdieusian lens are discussed.
Issue Date: 1-Jan-2021
Date of Acceptance: 9-Oct-2020
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/100866
DOI: 10.1002/sce.21602
ISSN: 0036-8326
Publisher: Wiley
Start Page: 166
End Page: 203
Journal / Book Title: Science Education
Volume: 105
Issue: 1
Copyright Statement: © 2020 The Authors. Science Education Published by Wiley Periodicals LLC. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Keywords: Social Sciences
Education & Educational Research
Bourdieu
equity
social justice
informal science learning (ISL)
STUDENTS
SCHOOL
MUSEUMS
PLACE
GIRLS
Bourdieu
equity/social justice
informal science learning (ISL)
Education
1302 Curriculum and Pedagogy
1608 Sociology
Publication Status: Published
Online Publication Date: 2020-10-28
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