Tacit knowledge and girls’ notions about a field science community of practice

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Table 1. Descriptions and examples of codes.

Code	Description	Examples
Joint enterprise	Participant expresses broad views related to ideas and dispositions about science (including where science takes place, and what science, particularly field science, is ‘all about’); and behaviors appropriate to field scientists	‘I never really thought about field science as much. I was kind of thinking about people like in labs doing research and things and now I think scientists are that but then they're also I think they're more just like people that look at the natural world and are more interested in observing what they're seeing.’ ‘ … And so now when I think of a scientist I think of women generally now, and I think about them going out and exploring and asking questions, and like in school you learn like the methods, and then like okay, you got to do it this certain way. And doing this is like oh, it's field science like forget all those rules. So it's kind of like this new free form creative way of being a person.’
Mutual engagement	Participant discusses development of bonds between student-student or student-instructor or practices that maintain the community of the expedition	‘We all had something to offer, and I know this is more of a team thing, but we all had like this leadership in us, we all took the lead of some aspect, and it was just so weird. I've never been in a team full of leaders, that's just crazy … it was like we all had something to give.’ ‘ … And it's just a fact that you have a strong support system and that we all had each other to lean one. When someone was down, we were immediately there to pick them up and show them that you can do this. And I feel like if all women did that in a sense in general it'd be crazy just to see around the world.’
Shared repertoire	Participant discusses field science skills and physical ability (climbing, observing, etc.) in the context of a personal history of participation (seeing, donning gear, taking measurements, etc.)	‘My physical abilities, yes. Oh my goodness, I climbed a freaking mountain. Yeah, I mean I could never see myself climbing that or on Crampons.’ ‘So I was carrying heavy packs and just like stuff I never thought I would do, and yeah it tested me physically, but I did it. I mean you can see like all over the place I fell. [referring to bruises] … But now it's, it was really good. I feel more comfortable on the mountains and on the ice, and in a way I never thought possible. Like the first day I didn't tell anybody. I was like panicking every time we went down a hill, because I thought I was going to fall off and die, but I didn't, and now it feels good. Now it feels like fun.’