Christian Student Experiences During Peer Interactions in Undergraduate Biology Courses.

ABSTRACT: The tension between religion and science as a long-standing barrier to science education has led researchers to explore ways of improving the experiences of Christian students in biology who can experience their Christianity as stigmatized in academic biology environments. As undergraduate science classes become student-centered, interactions among students increase, and Christians may feel a need to conceal their religious identities during peer discussions. In this interview study, we used the social psychology framework of concealable stigmatized identities to explore 30 Christian students' experiences during peer interactions in undergraduate biology courses to find potential ways to improve those experiences. We found that students felt their religious identity was salient during peer

SUBMITTER: Edwards BA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10956612 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature