TY - GEN
T1 - Theorizing the politics of identity in engineering
T2 - 14th International Conference of the Learning Sciences: The Interdisciplinarity of the Learning Sciences, ICLS 2020
AU - Vakil, Sepehr
AU - Beheshti, Elham
N1 - Funding Information:
We acknowledge the support of the Spencer Foundation.
Publisher Copyright:
© ISLS.
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - This study investigates the politicized identities and experiences of engineering students at the University of Tehran during the 1990s. Building on sociocultural theories, we offer a unique theoretical perspective on the politics of identity that foregrounds the geographical, historical, and political specificity of identity production. Drawing on retrospective life-story interviews conducted in Farsi, our analysis focuses on the cases of Kamran and Sanaz. We find that for both individuals, albeit in very different ways, engineering offered a specialized status and expanded opportunity in society. We note historical and political resonances in their experiences. This study has implications for and aligns with recent calls to deepen international and historical perspectives on identity and learning in the STEM education and learning sciences communities.
AB - This study investigates the politicized identities and experiences of engineering students at the University of Tehran during the 1990s. Building on sociocultural theories, we offer a unique theoretical perspective on the politics of identity that foregrounds the geographical, historical, and political specificity of identity production. Drawing on retrospective life-story interviews conducted in Farsi, our analysis focuses on the cases of Kamran and Sanaz. We find that for both individuals, albeit in very different ways, engineering offered a specialized status and expanded opportunity in society. We note historical and political resonances in their experiences. This study has implications for and aligns with recent calls to deepen international and historical perspectives on identity and learning in the STEM education and learning sciences communities.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85102885341
T3 - Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning Conference, CSCL
SP - 729
EP - 732
BT - 14th International Conference of the Learning Sciences
A2 - Gresalfi, Melissa
A2 - Horn, Ilana Seidel
PB - International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS)
Y2 - 19 June 2020 through 23 June 2020
ER -