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A Look Physics Teacher Identity Around Equitable Instruction: The Tour Guide, Coach, and Gardener
written by Maria S. Horak, Clausell Mathis, Delwrick Nanthou, Abigail R. Daane, and Michelle N. Brown
Studies show that a physics teacher's identity impacts how they teach. For teachers interested in pursuing diversity, equity, and inclusion practices in physics instruction, their identity likely informs how they conceptualize equitable instruction. We highlight three teacher identity cases from a data set of 25 interviews of secondary and university physics teachers to examine how they conceptualized equitable instruction through four domains: their conceptions of self, others, knowledge, and pedagogy. Selected teachers had distinct conceptualizations around enacting equitable instruction that we described across three metaphors: a tour guide, a coach, and a gardener. This study urges researchers to be more attentive to the varying dynamics of physics teacher identity and its impact on teacher practice.
Physics Education Research Conference 2023
Part of the PER Conference series
Sacramento, CA: July 19-20, 2023
Pages 132-137
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Metadata instance created September 20, 2023 by Lyle Barbato
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Posted: May 15, 2024 at 2:15PM
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This paper was one of seven 2023 PERC Proceedings papers selected as notable by PERLOC and the Notable Papers subcommittee.

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M. Horak, C. Mathis, D. Nanthou, A. Daane, and M. Brown, , presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2023, Sacramento, CA, 2023, WWW Document, (https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=16572&DocID=5752).
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M. Horak, C. Mathis, D. Nanthou, A. Daane, and M. Brown, A Look Physics Teacher Identity Around Equitable Instruction: The Tour Guide, Coach, and Gardener, presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2023, Sacramento, CA, 2023, <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=16572&DocID=5752>.
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Horak, M., Mathis, C., Nanthou, D., Daane, A., & Brown, M. (2023, July 19-20). A Look Physics Teacher Identity Around Equitable Instruction: The Tour Guide, Coach, and Gardener. Paper presented at Physics Education Research Conference 2023, Sacramento, CA. Retrieved December 16, 2025, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=16572&DocID=5752
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Horak, M, C. Mathis, D. Nanthou, A. Daane, and M. Brown. "A Look Physics Teacher Identity Around Equitable Instruction: The Tour Guide, Coach, and Gardener." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2023, Sacramento, CA, July 19-20, 2023. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=16572&DocID=5752 (accessed 16 December 2025).
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Horak, Maria S., Clausell Mathis, Delwrick Nanthou, Abigail R. Daane, and Michelle N. Brown. "A Look Physics Teacher Identity Around Equitable Instruction: The Tour Guide, Coach, and Gardener." Physics Education Research Conference 2023. Sacramento, CA: 2023. 132-137 of PER Conference. 16 Dec. 2025 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=16572&DocID=5752>.
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@inproceedings{ Author = "Maria S. Horak and Clausell Mathis and Delwrick Nanthou and Abigail R. Daane and Michelle N. Brown", Title = {A Look Physics Teacher Identity Around Equitable Instruction: The Tour Guide, Coach, and Gardener}, BookTitle = {Physics Education Research Conference 2023}, Pages = {132-137}, Address = {Sacramento, CA}, Series = {PER Conference}, Month = {July 19-20}, Year = {2023} }
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