Amy D Robertson
Biographic Data
| ID | 4636417 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Amy D Robertson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Amy D |
| FAMILY NAME | Robertson |
| SIGNATURE | ROBERTSON A D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Department of Physics Seattle Pacific University Seattle Washington USA |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9307-2681 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Exposing and Challenging “Grit” in Physics Education
In STEM education, grit is increasingly the focus of research, with scholars and educators seeking to develop and test interventions that will enhance persistence. As part of the special issue Centering Affect and Emotion Toward Justice and Dignity in Science Education, in this paper, we use interviews with 12 white physics faculty to show that physics culture has taken up the narrative that grit is key to success in the discipline. Using affecti…
Physics Expertise as White Property
In this paper, we use case study analysis of interviews with twelve white physics faculty to claim that physics expertise functions as white property, drawing on Harris’ definition of property as “every thing to which a [person] may attach a value and have a right” (Madison, 1906, as cited in Harris 1993, p. 1726). In particular, we use quotes from interviews to illustrate that physics expertise confers benefits to its holders, is jealously guard…
Physics teachers’ conceptions of equity
Physics teachers’ definitions of equity inform how they identify inequity and take action to transform it. In this paper, we adapted Gutiérrez’s equity framework from mathematics education research to physics education research. The framework defines equity in terms of four dimensions: access , achievement , identity , and power . We used this equity framework to characterize the equity conceptions shared by 23 teachers who participated in an equ…
Redefining Energy Justice in Physics Classrooms
Energy is one of the fundamental topics taught in high school physics. However, energy continues to be taught as an abstract concept that removes itself from the social implications energy systems have on society, in particular toward Indigenous communities. Given the importance of integrating discussions around equity into our science courses, in this study we propose a way in which energy justice can be redefined and included in physics classro…
Truth, success, and faith
Responsive teaching—or teaching that builds from the “seeds of science” in student thinking—is depicted in STEM education literature as both important and challenging. U.S. science education reform has been calling for teachers to enact instruction that attends to and takes up the substance of students’ STEM ideas; however, responsive teaching represents a substantial shift from the current state of affairs in most U.S. classrooms, where content …
Exposing and Challenging “Grit” in Physics Education
In STEM education, grit is increasingly the focus of research, with scholars and educators seeking to develop and test interventions that will enhance persistence. As part of the special issue Centering Affect and Emotion Toward Justice and Dignity in Science Education, in this paper, we use interviews with 12 white physics faculty to show that physics culture has taken up the narrative that grit is key to success in the discipline. Using affecti…
Truth, success, and faith
Responsive teaching—or teaching that builds from the “seeds of science” in student thinking—is depicted in STEM education literature as both important and challenging. U.S. science education reform has been calling for teachers to enact instruction that attends to and takes up the substance of students’ STEM ideas; however, responsive teaching represents a substantial shift from the current state of affairs in most U.S. classrooms, where content …
Redefining Energy Justice in Physics Classrooms
Energy is one of the fundamental topics taught in high school physics. However, energy continues to be taught as an abstract concept that removes itself from the social implications energy systems have on society, in particular toward Indigenous communities. Given the importance of integrating discussions around equity into our science courses, in this study we propose a way in which energy justice can be redefined and included in physics classro…
Physics teachers’ conceptions of equity
Physics teachers’ definitions of equity inform how they identify inequity and take action to transform it. In this paper, we adapted Gutiérrez’s equity framework from mathematics education research to physics education research. The framework defines equity in terms of four dimensions: access , achievement , identity , and power . We used this equity framework to characterize the equity conceptions shared by 23 teachers who participated in an equ…
Physics Expertise as White Property
In this paper, we use case study analysis of interviews with twelve white physics faculty to claim that physics expertise functions as white property, drawing on Harris’ definition of property as “every thing to which a [person] may attach a value and have a right” (Madison, 1906, as cited in Harris 1993, p. 1726). In particular, we use quotes from interviews to illustrate that physics expertise confers benefits to its holders, is jealously guard…
Exposing and Challenging “Grit” in Physics Education
In STEM education, grit is increasingly the focus of research, with scholars and educators seeking to develop and test interventions that will enhance persistence. As part of the special issue Centering Affect and Emotion Toward Justice and Dignity in Science Education, in this paper, we use interviews with 12 white physics faculty to show that physics culture has taken up the narrative that grit is key to success in the discipline. Using affecti…
Mathematics education (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Pedagogy (4 works) · Physics (3 works) · Physics Education (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Biology (2 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Political science (2 works)