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Science High School Students' Shift in Scientific Practice and Perception Through the R&E Participation: on the Perspective of Legitimate Peripheral Participation in the Community of Practice

과학고등학교 학생들이 R&E 참여 과정에서 드러내는 과학적 실행 및 인식 변화 -실행공동체 내에서의 합법적 주변 참여의 관점에서-

  • Received : 2016.03.21
  • Accepted : 2016.05.05
  • Published : 2016.06.30
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Abstract

Learning at the elbow of scientist is a well-known educational approach to improve students' understanding of science and scientific practice. This study, in the perspective of legitimate peripheral participation in a community of practice, explores how students' scientific practice and perception could be shifted through R&E program with the development of participation. Data from participant observation for 18 months and in-depth interviews were analyzed based on constant comparative method to extract common characteristics of students' participation and major shifts in their scientific practices and perceptions. Students' development of participation was categorized into three stages: legitimate, peripheral, and full participation. In the stage of peripheral participation, students perceived themselves as mere students and showed passive engagement. They just followed the directions of researchers and didn't know what they should be doing. But through continuous participation, students showed enhanced engagement like voluntary article reading, role assignments, and establishing norms in a community of practice with the reference of scientists'. In this stage of transitional participation, students also showed a deepened perception on everyday life of scientist and the community of scientist. And finally in the stage of full participation, students showed responsibility and ownership on research and continuous efforts to refine their research. They recognized themselves as beginning scientists. With these findings, this paper highlighted the dynamic processes of students' development of scientific practices and identity through R&E participation. It also suggests implications for research programs for education, especially for students who have already articulated a science-related career but still have only foggy notions about science.

과학자 바로 곁에서 경험하는 진정한 연구에의 참여는 학습자의 과학에 대한 이해와 과학적 실행을 증진시키는 교육적 접근의 하나로 지속적으로 확대되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 고등학교 학생들을 대상으로 수행되는 R&E 활동 참여를 통해 과학고등학교 학생들은 과연 무엇을 얻을 수 있으며, 어떠한 인식 및 과학적 실행의 변화를 겪게 되는지에 대해 R&E 팀이라고 하는 실행공동체 내에서의 합법적 주변 참여의 관점에서 알아보고자 하였다. 이를 위해 R&E 활동에 참여한 과학고등학교 1학년 학생들을 대상으로 18개월에 걸친 참여 관찰을 실시하였으며, 근거이론에 기반한 지속적 비교분석법을 이용하여 수집된 자료를 범주화하고, 관련된 요인들을 추출하여 분석하였다. 연구 결과 학생들은 R&E 연구팀이라고 하는 실행 공동체의 초심자로 출발하여 이행기의 참여를 거쳐 점차 완전한 참여자로 이행하는 가운데 과학에 대한, 과학자 및 과학자 공동체에 대한, 그리고 자신에 대한 인식을 제고하고 연구 역량을 증진시키며, 과학자의 그것에 근접한 실행을 보이는 것으로 드러났다. 이들은 특히 장기간에 걸친 진정한 연구 참여를 통해 연구 활동의 본성, 과학자 및 과학자 사회의 실질적인 모습을 인식할 수 있었으며, 이와 같은 인식을 바탕으로 보다 진지한 진로에의 탐색, 역량있는 과학 학생 및 초보적이지만 연구자로서의 정체성 발달을 보였다. R&E 공동체 내에서의 학습자 참여를 통해 학생의 과학적 실행, 인식 변화 및 정체성 발달의 동적인 과정을 심층적으로 조명한 본 연구의 결과는 지속적으로 확대되고 있는 연구 중심 교육과정의 설계와 운영에 실질적인 단초를 제시할 수 있다는 점에서 그 의의를 찾을 수 있다.

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