A Model Interdisciplinary Collaboration to Engage and Mentor Underrepresented Minority Students in Lived Arctic and Climate Science Research Experiences

Autor/inn/en	Garrett, Arnell; Carter-Johnson, Frances D.; Natali, Susan M.; Schade, John D.; Holmes, Robert Max
Titel	A Model Interdisciplinary Collaboration to Engage and Mentor Underrepresented Minority Students in Lived Arctic and Climate Science Research Experiences
Quelle	In: Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Research, 5 (2021) 1, S.16-26 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2476-101X
Schlagwörter	Climate; Scientific Research; Interdisciplinary Approach; Minority Group Students; College Students; African American Students; Hispanic American Students; American Indian Students; Alaska Natives; Females; Student Research; Self Efficacy; Advocacy; Geographic Regions; Student Recruitment; STEM Education; Earth Science; Mentors; Career Exploration; Experiential Learning; Massachusetts + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Klima; Fächerübergreifender Unterricht; Fächerverbindender Unterricht; Interdisziplinarität; Collegestudent; African Americans; Student; Students; Afroamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Hispanic; Hispanic Americans; Hispanoamerikaner; Inuit; Weibliches Geschlecht; Studentenforschung; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Sozialanwaltschaft; STEM; Earth sciences; Geowissenschaften; Berufserkundung; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen; Master-Studiengang
Abstract	The Polaris Project, a National Science Foundation-funded program at the Woodwell Climate Research Center, aims to comprehensively address minority participation in climate and Arctic science research. The project implemented design principles to recruit, motivate, and retain African Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans or Alaskan Natives, and women through immersive, field research experiences. The project included undergraduate and graduate students from environmental science, ecology, hydrology, biology, forestry, and geology. Ninety-five percent of participants identified as African American, Hispanic, Native American or Alaskan Native, and/or female. Critical participant outcomes included development of interdisciplinary research projects, involvement in self-efficacy and advocacy experiences, and increased awareness and discussion of Arctic research careers. All outcomes contributed to the Polaris Project's role as a model climate science research program. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Council on Undergraduate Research. 734 15th Street NW Suite 850, Washington, DC 20005. Tel: 202-783-4810; Fax: 202-783-4811; e-mail: cur@cur.org; e-mail: SPUR@cur.org; Web site: https://www.cur.org/what/publications/journals/spur/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01