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Research Interests
Sociocultural and sociopolitical theories of learning; engineering and computer science education; participatory design research; qualitative methods in education research.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Education in Mathematics, Science, and Technology, PhD, University of California at Berkeley
… → 2016
Education in Mathematics, Science, and Technology, PhD, University of California, Berkeley
… → 2016
Electrical Engineering, MS, University of California at Los Angeles
… → 2007
Electrical Engineering, BS, University of California at Los Angeles
… → 2006
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Grants
- 4 Finished
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Co‐designing STEM Education with Communities: Centering History, Heterogeneity, Power, and Place
Vakil, S. (PD/PI), Pinkard, N. (Co-Investigator) & ross, K. M. (Co-Investigator)
9/15/23 → 4/18/25
Project: Research project
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CAREER: Investigation of Undergraduate Learning Contexts Considering Ethical, Racial, and Disciplinary Identities of Students in Engineering and Computer Science
Vakil, S. (PD/PI)
10/1/18 → 1/31/24
Project: Research project
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Engineering Education in Times of War, Upheaval, and Revolution
Slaton, A. E. & Vakil, S., Jun 23 2024, In: ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings.Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference article › peer-review
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Jamming power: Youth agency and community-driven science in a critical technology learning program
Vakil, S., Reith, A. & Melo, N. A., Oct 2023, In: Journal of Research in Science Teaching. 60, 8, p. 1723-1754 32 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access9 Scopus citations -
Youth as philosophers of technology
Vakil, S. & McKinney de Royston, M., 2022, In: Mind, Culture, and Activity. 29, 4, p. 336-355 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
23 Scopus citations -
Data literacies and social justice: Exploring critical data literacies through sociocultural perspectives
Irgens, G. A., Knight, S., Wise, A. F., Philip, T. M., Olivares, M. C., van Wart, S., Vakil, S., Marshall, J., Parikh, T., Lopez, M. L., Wilkerson, M. H., Gutiérrez, K., Jiang, S. & Kahn, J. B., 2020, 14th International Conference of the Learning Sciences: The Interdisciplinarity of the Learning Sciences, ICLS 2020 - Conference Proceedings. Gresalfi, M. & Horn, I. S. (eds.). International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS), p. 406-413 8 p. (Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning Conference, CSCL; vol. 1).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
17 Scopus citations -
Reconceptualizing learning: A critical task for knowledge-building and teaching
McKinney de Royston, M., Pea, R., Nasir, N. S., Lee, C., Cole, M., Packer, M., Kuhl, P., Meltzoff, A., Offidani-Bertrand, C., Harris, K., Velez, G., Beale-Spencer, M., Rogers, L. O., Josiah Rosario, R., Cielto, J., Rosado-May, F., Urrieta, L., Dayton, A., Rogoff, B. & McDermott, R. & 45 others, , 2020, 14th International Conference of the Learning Sciences: The Interdisciplinarity of the Learning Sciences, ICLS 2020 - Conference Proceedings. Gresalfi, M. & Horn, I. S. (eds.). International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS), p. 484-490 7 p. (Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning Conference, CSCL; vol. 1).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution