Complexity Theory and Physics Education Research : The Case of Student Retention in Physics and Related Degree Programmes

This thesis explores the use of complexity theory in Physics Education Research as a way to examine the issue of student retention (a university’s ability to retain its students). University physics education is viewed through the concepts of nestedness and networked interactions. The work presented...

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Main Author: Forsman, Jonas
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Uppsala universitet, Fysikundervisningens didaktik 2015
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