The Epic and the Tragedy: Narratives of a Disabled Physics Student
In this paper, we present a case study with a disabled physics student to draw attention to his experiences in the physics community, and the barriers and supports that he experienced as he advanced through his physics career. Using a methodology of narrative analysis, we identify themes and genres within the stories told by the participant. Narratives are often created to explain the unexpected and to solve a problem. In the physics community, disabled students find their "differences" (i.e., disability/impairments) are often positioned as unexpected and a problem to be solved. We use narrative analysis to humanize disabled physics students and to highlight their lived experiences of progressing through the physics community over their perceived deviation from the physics "norm." From this, we create resources for physics mentors to increase their knowledge of disabled physics students' experiences and how to support accessibility and inclusion in the physics community
Physics Education Research Conference 2022
Part of the PER Conference series Grand Rapids, MI: July 13-14, 2022 Pages 329-334
2022 Notable Paper
Author: Lyle This paper was one of five 2022 PERC Proceedings papers selected as notable by PERLOC and the Notable Papers subcommittee.
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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/portal/items/detail.cfm?ID=16255">Oleynik, D, E. Scanlon, and J. Chini. "The Epic and the Tragedy: Narratives of a Disabled Physics Student." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2022, Grand Rapids, MI, July 13-14, 2022.</a>
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D. Oleynik, E. Scanlon, and J. Chini, The Epic and the Tragedy: Narratives of a Disabled Physics Student, presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2022, Grand Rapids, MI, 2022, <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=16255&DocID=5624>.
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Oleynik, D., Scanlon, E., & Chini, J. (2022, July 13-14). The Epic and the Tragedy: Narratives of a Disabled Physics Student. Paper presented at Physics Education Research Conference 2022, Grand Rapids, MI. Retrieved October 3, 2024, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=16255&DocID=5624
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Oleynik, D, E. Scanlon, and J. Chini. "The Epic and the Tragedy: Narratives of a Disabled Physics Student." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2022, Grand Rapids, MI, July 13-14, 2022. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=16255&DocID=5624 (accessed 3 October 2024).
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Oleynik, Daniel, Erin Scanlon, and Jacquelyn Chini. "The Epic and the Tragedy: Narratives of a Disabled Physics Student." Physics Education Research Conference 2022. Grand Rapids, MI: 2022. 329-334 of PER Conference. 3 Oct. 2024 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=16255&DocID=5624>.
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