Highlighting altruism in geoscience careers aligns with diverse US student ideals better than emphasizing working outdoors

Highlighting altruism in geoscience careers aligns with diverse US student ideals better than emphasizing working outdoors
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强调地球科学职业中的利他主义比强调户外工作更符合美国学生的多元化理想

DOI:
10.1038/s43247-021-00287-4
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发表时间:
2021
影响因子:
7.9
通讯作者:
Griffith, W. Ashley
Griffith, W. Ashley
中科院分区:
环境科学与生态学2区
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作者:
Carter, Samantha C.;Griffith, Elizabeth M.;Jorgensen, Theresa A.;Coifman, Karin G.;Griffith, W. Ashley

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吸引美国学生学习地球科学的一个常见方法是强调自然世界的户外体验。但目前还不清楚这一战略的成功程度。具体而言,地球科学在招聘反映不同观点和生活经验的多样化劳动力方面不如其他科学成功。在这里,我们提出了一项调查,学生就读于大学代数在西班牙裔服务机构在美国西南部,1550名学生接受调查,55.3%确定为代表性不足的少数民族(URM)。我们发现被调查的学生不太关心户外工作。相反,他们认为利他因素,如帮助他人或环境,是最重要的。女性受访者对这些因素的评价高于男性受访者。我们还发现,许多受访者对地球科学职业所需的知识知之甚少。我们认为,更好地让学生了解地球科学职业的利他潜力将是扩大招聘的有效策略。
A common approach to attract students in the United States to the geosciences is to emphasize outdoor experiences in the natural world. However, it is unclear how successful this strategy is. Specifically, the geosciences have been less successful than other sciences at recruiting a diverse workforce that reflects different perspectives and life experiences. Here we present a survey of students enrolled in College Algebra at a Hispanic-serving institution in the southwestern United States where, of 1550 students surveyed, 55.3% identified as an underrepresented minority (URM). We find that surveyed students care little about working outdoors. Instead, they rate altruistic factors, such as helping people or the environment, as most important. Female respondents rate these factors higher than male respondents. We also find that many respondents know little about what a career in geoscience entails. We argue that better informing students about the altruistic potential of geoscience careers would be an effective strategy to broaden recruitment.
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