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Education & Educational Research
Chaoying Tang, Tao Yi, Stefanie E. Naumann, Jichang Dong
Summary: Given the shortage of STEM workers, it is important to examine the factors associated with students' academic career intentions. Our study found that science identity mediated the relationship between subjective norms and academic career intentions among master's and doctoral students in China. Additionally, creative self-efficacy moderated the relationship between science identity and academic career intentions.
Editorial Material
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Camille Cunin, Aristide Gumyusenge
Summary: Organic electrochemical transistors have potential advantages over conventional inorganic devices, but have been limited by performance issues. A possible solution is to fabricate these organic transistors in a sandwich-like structure.
Editorial Material
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Alexandra Witze
Summary: Thirty years ago, Carl Sagan convinced NASA to search for life on Earth, and the results still have an impact today.
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Education & Educational Research
Geoff Potvin, Zahra Hazari, Raina Khatri, Hemeng Cheng, T. Blake Head, Robynne M. Lock, Anne F. Kornahrens, Kathryne Sparks Woodle, Rebecca E. Vieyra, Beth A. Cunningham, Laird Kramer, Theodore Hodapp
Summary: Exposure to counternarratives about who does physics and why significantly increases high school students' physics-related career intentions, especially for women. These counternarratives help students make connections with their career plans and explain the continued marginalization of women in physics.
PHYSICAL REVIEW PHYSICS EDUCATION RESEARCH
(2023)
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Education & Educational Research
Joshua W. W. Reid, Samuel J. J. Polizzi, Yicong Zhu, Siying Jiang, Brandon Ofem, Sara Salisbury, Michael Beeth, Margaret Mohr-Schroeder, Keith Sheppard, Gillian Roehrig, Gregory T. Rushton
Summary: This study investigated the relationship between teacher identity and communities of practice networks. It found a quantitative relationship between perceived network bridging roles and career commitment, mediated through teacher identity. The findings have implications for teacher retention and science teacher identity development.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF STEM EDUCATION
(2023)
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Mathematics
Salbiah Mohamad Hasim, Roslinda Rosli, Lilia Halim, Mary Margaret Capraro, Robert M. Capraro
Summary: The STEM field is crucial for the development of modern society, and teachers' professional development plays a significant role in students' meaningful learning. A systematic study on STEM professional development activities and their impact on teachers' knowledge and instructional methods reveals important findings.
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Humanities, Multidisciplinary
Sandra Lopez-Verges, Bernardo Urbani, David Fernandez Rivas, Sandeep Kaur-Ghumaan, Anna K. Coussens, Felix Moronta-Barrios, Suraj Bhattarai, Leila Niamir, Velia Siciliano, Andreea Molnar, Amanda Weltman, Meghnath Dhimal, Shalini S. Arya, Karen J. Cloete, Almas Taj Awan, Stefan Kohler, Chandra Shekhar Sharma, Clarissa Rios Rojas, Yoko Shimpuku, John Ganle, Maryam M. Matin, Justine G. Nzweundji, Abdeslam Badre, Paulina Carmona-Mora
Summary: Scientific collaborations play a crucial role in addressing common problems and building international partnerships, particularly in the context of global challenges like the current pandemic; research suggests that the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated interactions across science, policy, communication, and diplomacy, benefiting disciplines directly informing the pandemic response while sidelining other scientific fields.
HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES COMMUNICATIONS
(2021)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Man Zhang, Xutong Zheng, Changchang Chen, Jiaxin Fang, Huan Liu, Xiancui Zhang, Hongjuan Lang
Summary: The study found that the patient safety attitudes of new nurses in China are low, and the impact of professional identity on patient safety has important practical implications for promoting a culture of safety among new nurses and reducing turnover rates.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
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Education, Scientific Disciplines
Gretchen E. E. White, Chelsea N. N. Proulx, Natalia E. E. Morone, Maya S. S. Thakar, Audrey J. J. Murrell, Andrew D. D. Althouse, Doris M. M. Rubio
Summary: This study examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on early-career biomedical researchers from underrepresented backgrounds, focusing on differences in productivity, research, and psychological well-being by gender and career status.
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Education & Educational Research
Billy Wong, Yuan-Li Tiffany Chiu, Orla Meadhbh Murray, Jo Horsburgh
Summary: This study is a large qualitative research that interviewed 110 under-represented STEM undergraduates in the UK. It identified three pathways for STEM students' career intentions: pursuing a career in or from STEM, intending to pursue non-STEM-related careers, and being undecided. The study highlights the importance of fostering a diverse, inclusive, and supportive learning environment and being aware of the potential impact of social inequalities on students leaving the STEM pipeline.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF STEM EDUCATION
(2022)
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Education & Educational Research
M. Nutsa Kobakhidze, Ma Ying, A. Alexandros Tsaloukidis
Summary: This paper examines the relationship between children's enrollment in academic and non-academic out-of-school activities and their parents' social class. Regardless of whether they are middle-class or working-class, parents have remarkably similar preferences for these activities, which may be attributed to Hong Kong's unique educational setting or global parenting trends.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
(2023)
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Sport Sciences
Emily Cartigny, Emma Vickers, Grace Harrison, Ralph Appleby, Nicola McCullogh
Summary: This research aimed to understand the coping and wellbeing of dual-career athletes during the COVID-19 pandemic. Findings identified three coping approaches used by dual-career athletes - positive coping, negative coping, and acceptance, which were related to their wellbeing and burnout profiles.
JOURNAL OF SPORTS SCIENCES
(2022)
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Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Abdulwali H. Aldahmash, Yousef F. Alfarraj
Summary: A study evaluated the level of Engineering Design Processes (EDP) in tenth grade chemistry textbooks in Saudi Arabia, finding that the incorporation was rated as novice or deficient.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Kendra H. Oliver, Christina Keeton, Roger Chalkley, Elizabeth Bowman
Summary: Due to COVID-19 precautions, the Vanderbilt Summer Science Academy (VSSA) transitioned from offering in-person training to a virtual seminar format. The program aimed to clarify students' interest in research, encourage consideration of graduate studies, and increase participants' scientific identity and understanding of postgraduate pathways. Surveys showed that the Virtual VSSA program positively impacted students' sense of belonging and increased their self-reported understanding of postgraduate programs.
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Psychology, Developmental
Mengya Zhao, Emine Ozturk, Fidelia Law, Angelina Joy, Ashley R. Deutsch, Christina S. Marlow, Channing J. Mathews, Luke McGuire, Adam J. Hoffman, Frances Balkwill, Karen P. Burns, Laurence Butler, Marc Drews, Grace Fields, Hannah Smith, Mark Winterbottom, Kelly Lynn Mulvey, Adam Hartstone-Rose, Adam Rutland
Summary: Limited research has explored the longitudinal pathway to youth career interests via identity and efficacy together. This study examined the longitudinal associations between science efficacy, STEM identity, and scientist career interest among girls who are historically considered as an underrepresented group among scientists. The findings highlight that science efficacy and STEM identity for girls relate to their scientist career interest and these longitudinal associations are reciprocal.
JOURNAL OF YOUTH AND ADOLESCENCE
(2023)
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Chemistry, Physical
Isabell Thomann, Robynne Lock, Vandana Sharma, Etienne Gagnon, Stephen T. Pratt, Henry C. Kapteyn, Margaret M. Murnane, Wen Li
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Education & Educational Research
Geoff Potvin, Zahra Hazari, Raina Khatri, Hemeng Cheng, T. Blake Head, Robynne M. Lock, Anne F. Kornahrens, Kathryne Sparks Woodle, Rebecca E. Vieyra, Beth A. Cunningham, Laird Kramer, Theodore Hodapp
Summary: Exposure to counternarratives about who does physics and why significantly increases high school students' physics-related career intentions, especially for women. These counternarratives help students make connections with their career plans and explain the continued marginalization of women in physics.
PHYSICAL REVIEW PHYSICS EDUCATION RESEARCH
(2023)
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Optics
Nicholas Wagner, Xibin Zhou, Robynne Lock, Wen Li, Andrea Wuest, Margaret Murnane, Henry Kapteyn