4.2 Article

Learning norms of science through laughter: a study of humour in life science supervision

期刊

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENCE EDUCATION
卷 44, 期 10, 页码 1680-1699

出版社

ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/09500693.2022.2090634

关键词

Norms of science; humour and laughter; supervision

向作者/读者索取更多资源

This study explores how norms of science are highlighted through laughter in life science doctoral supervision. The findings reveal the importance of scientific norms in the socialization process of PhD students and the critical role supervisors play in teaching and navigating these norms. The balance between validity and feasibility, quality and quantity, as well as the significance of skepticism in intellectual conversation, are key aspects of scientific norms emphasized in the study.
We explore how norms of science are given attention through laughter in life science doctoral supervision. Four supervision sessions were observed and video recorded. All laugh units were identified, and instances of humour were coded in relation to norms of science. Our analysis reveals tensions around how to do valid research, governance vs. administration and the willingness to make sacrifices. Balancing between validity and feasibility and between quality and quantity, not to mention the importance of scepticism in intellectual conversation, are other important norms of science highlighted in the interaction. We found that norms of science are a vital part of life science supervision and that supervisors play a critical role in the process of socialising PhD students into becoming researchers. We saw how PhD students are taught to navigate these norms, that is, how they are supposed to behave in these complex normative systems. We recognised that the norm of calling has many benefits for researchers in natural science but may pose a threat to good work-life balance for PhD students. Since humour is a powerful form of communication, we recommend that supervisors reflect on how laughter is used as well as which norms and values they teach.

作者

我是这篇论文的作者
点击您的名字以认领此论文并将其添加到您的个人资料中。

评论

主要评分

4.2
评分不足

次要评分

新颖性
-
重要性
-
科学严谨性
-
评价这篇论文

推荐

暂无数据
暂无数据