Physics Education and Gender by Unknown

Author:Unknown
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9783030419332
Publisher: Springer International Publishing

Sameer mostly stayed silent while he observed Naira working on the whiteboard. According to his journal entry, he listened carefully to his group and kept his thoughts to himself, except when he thought they (i.e., Naira) made an error. Yet, his group mates’ confidence (all three are females) and their majority opinion caused Sameer to doubt himself, when in fact they were wrong, and Sameer was correct. Sameer did not argue his way of thinking for what he considered to be for the benefit of the group dynamics. For Sameer, selfless collaboration was more important than the self-centered presentation of his thoughts. This viewpoint contrasts greatly with the words and actions of Naira, Ivan, Louis, and Greg, who each take control, argue, and believe they should be heard. His concern for others, complacency, and silence contrasts with a conventional culture of physics as independent, self-interested, and elite. In this moment, Naira’s discourse associated with middle-class white masculinity dominated Sameer’s modes of engagement, traditionally associated with femininity. In the end, Naira’s ideas were presented on the whiteboard, and no one benefitted from Sameer’s counter argument. Sameer writes about his decision to keep quiet:I agree that one must stand up for their point and disagree to a certain point; however, this never works in teamwork. When doing teamwork, there must be a consideration to everyone’s answer and thoughts; however, at the end there must be an agreement, otherwise it won’t be considered teamwork… I had this experience before in high school in physics class. I stood up in front of the class and said I got a different answer from my group members. Fortunately, I was correct, but I created hate from the group. They basically ignored me, but I apologized, and we became friends… Group work is sacrifice and agreement. [Even] if you are wrong, you at least created a team and an agreement and happiness to the group members. (Sameer, 3/6)

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