Some of Physics Education Research (PER) is targeted on combating physics classroom disparity within a traditionally white male-dominated field to increase accessibility and attainability of physics outcomes for physics students. Historically, the physics field has exhibited a “leaky pipeline” effect in which minority students drop out of the physics curriculum due to lack of support, […]
A43: Vulnerability and Agency: A Study of the Refugee and Migrant Women of Calais from 2014-2016
The “Jungle of Calais”, a sprawling migrant and refugee camp that existed most prominently from 2014-2016, served as a living representation of the difficulty European states had navigating the influx of 5.6 million migrants and refugees seeking asylum during the European Migrant Crisis. By the end of 2016, 10,000 people inhabited the Jungle of Calais. […]