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...
Main Author: | Forsman, Jonas |
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Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
Language: | English |
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Uppsala universitet, Fysikundervisningens didaktik
2015
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Online Access: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-259413 http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:978-91-554-9303-5 |
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