期刊名称：Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education
印刷版ISSN：1305-8223
电子版ISSN：1305-8223
出版年度：2009
卷号：05
期号：04
出版社：Pamukkale Univ Dept Sci Education
摘要：This is a comparative study of the image of the scientist held by Israeli Jewish and Arabic
student teachers from various backgrounds. The image of female scientists among these
groups was also investigated. Five groups of female students (N=500) from four colleges
were studied. Traditional tools (DAST) were combined with more informative methods
(captions, statements, and free writing) and supplemented by interviews. The stereotypic
image of the scientist was found to be a bespectacled male using conventional research
equipment, who prefers intellectual occupations for leisure pursuits was perceived by most
participants. The image held by the secular Jewish student teachers largely conformed to
the Western image of the scientist – a disheveled man working in a laboratory, with few
social connections. An image of a scientist as a revered, authoritative teacher or scholar
emerged amongst the traditional groups (Bedouin, Orthodox, and Ultra-Orthodox). The
image found amongst Arabic student teachers of the North (a moderately traditional
group) was unique: a young scientist, using computers, whose work is partially done
outside of the laboratory. Among the traditional groups, the female scientist is perceived
to be “torn” between her career and tradition. Conclusions from this research and
implications for science study and teaching curricula are discussed.
