Abstract
Involving physics students in public engagement with local communities contributes positively to their physics identity development.
Highlights
Informal physics programs, activities, and events are learning experiences that happen outside of the formal classroom
We have found a variety of opportunities for growth and support are available to students which facilitate informal physics programs, such as gaining teaching experience, developing communication skills, increasing content knowledge, and being able to feel like experts within their field of study [7,8,9,10,11]
It is important to us, that research results should be useful to practitioners working within informal spaces
Summary
Activities, and events are learning experiences that happen outside of the formal classroom. We have found a variety of opportunities for growth and support are available to students which facilitate informal physics programs, such as gaining teaching experience, developing communication skills, increasing content knowledge, and being able to feel like experts within their field of study [7,8,9,10,11]. These programs provide space for student facilitators to explore and develop physics identities [12]. Understanding how structures in informal physics programs impacts university students’ physics identity is important for designing supportive learning environments in both informal and formal spaces. Results from this study are relevant to both practitioners and researchers who are looking to improve the support given to university physics students and when creating informal and formal learning environments
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