Self-efficacy can affect performance, career goals, and persistence. Prior studies show that
female students have lower self-efficacy than male students in various science, technology …

This manuscript reflects on the affordances and limitations of methodological approaches
commonly adopted by science education researchers examining learner identities. Our aims …

Physics, as a discipline, has long struggled with pervasive stereotypes and biases about
who is capable and can excel in it. Physics also ranks among the least diverse among all …

Students' motivational beliefs about physics can influence their learning outcomes as well as
retention in their majors and career choices. Moreover, due to societal stereotypes and …

Gender differences in students' physics identity in introductory physics courses can influence
students' interest in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics and their career …

Students' intentions to persevere and their career choices in science, technology,
engineering, and math fields can be impacted by their physics identities. Women are …

[This paper is part of the Focused Collection on Gender in Physics.] In this article, we draw
on previous reports from physics, science education, and women's studies to propose a …

We discuss an investigation of students' motivational beliefs and performance on the Force
Concept Inventory (FCI) in a calculus-based introductory physics course at a large public …

The lack of diversity and the under-performance of underrepresented students in STEM
courses have been the focus of researchers in the last decade. In particular, many …

A vociferous group of scientists is presently articulating the idea that academic freedom is
under attack from within academia. Examples of supposed suppression of free expression …