Accessing Science Courses in Rural BC
A Cultural Border-Crossing Metaphor
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8158341 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Wendy Nielsen (0000-0002-2066-6200, University of British Columbia), Wendy S Nielsen, Samson Madera Nashon (0000-0001-9721-9583) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Publication date | 2007-07-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Alberta Journal of Educational Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-4805 • E-ISSN: 1923-1857 |
| Publisher | University of Alberta Press (PUBLISHER • CA) |
| DOI | 10.55016/ojs/ajer.v53i2.55261 |
| OpenAlex | W2107300265 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 7 |
Students in small rural schools in British Columbia face barriers to accessing senior science courses. A case study employing questionnaire and interview methods sought the perspectives of principals, teachers, and students in the affected schools on this issue. Interpretive data analysis revealed the following barriers as key factors that affect students’ successful access to senior science courses: staffing at the school, availability of specialist teachers, trusting relationships between students and teachers, and the school and local cultures. The study considers these factors as constituting a border between students and school science, the crossing of which mediates students’ access to the culture of school science
Border crossing · Immigration · Linguistics · Mathematics education · Metaphor · Political science · Sociology · Diverse Educational Innovations Studies · Indigenous and Place-Based Education · Law · Psychology · Science Education and Pedagogy
| Citations per year | 0.07 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2012 - 2012 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |