Subtitle

An Ethnographic Study of Sixth Grade Girls' Engagement with School Science

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

First Advisor

David Byrd

Document Type

Dissertation

School

Feinstein School of Education and Human Development

Department (Manual Entry)

Education Doctoral Program

Date of Original Version

4-22-2011

Abstract

From the perspective of social cultural anthropology employing the field research techniques of ethnography this study focuses on the experiences and perspectives of sixth grade girls in a moderately-sized East Coast city as they construct meaning through active engagement i a science classroom. The study analyzes the ways in which girls change roles and incorporate social interaction during science activities to create their own unique engagement in science.

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