Racial and ethnic differences in the students’ readiness, identity, perceptions of institutional diversity, and desire to join the environmental workforce
Racial and ethnic differences in the students’ readiness, identity, perceptions of institutional diversity, and desire to join the environmental workforce
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学生的准备情况、身份、对机构多样性的看法以及加入环保队伍的愿望方面存在种族和民族差异
DOI：
10.1007/s13412-017-0447-4
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发表时间：
2018
影响因子：
2.1
通讯作者：
Dorceta E. Taylor
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作者：
Dorceta E. Taylor
尽管有数据显示目前在环保组织中就业的有色人种比例较低，但有强有力的证据表明少数族裔学生对环保职业感兴趣。本研究通过研究与劳动力多样性相关的五个因素来探讨这个难题。它评估了以下方面的种族和民族差异：(a)环境工作的学术准备，(b)环境认同，(c)学生对从事环境领域职业的兴趣程度，(d)影响学生决定是否接受环境工作的因素，以及(e)学生的薪资期望。这项研究分析了 157 名学生的数据，其中包括 46 名白人、43 名黑人和 68 名其他少数族裔。数据是从参加一所大型公立大学、一所中型私立大学和一所历史悠久的黑人大学主办的科学、技术、工程和数学项目的学生中收集的。 2016 年 5 月至 6 月收集的数据显示，少数族裔和白人学生的成绩相似，正在学习相似的课程，并且都是校园环保俱乐部的成员。学生们更有可能将自己描述为环保主义者，而不是自然资源保护主义者。研究还发现，少数族裔学生在那些承诺提供向上流动的工作、领导机会以及将多元化活动纳入其计划的组织中工作最舒服。尽管少数族裔学生的薪资期望往往高于白人学生，但差异并不显着。此外，学生在环保组织工作所接受的平均工资与该领域目前的工资是一致的。
There is strong evidence that minority students are interested in environmental careers despite data showing that the percentage of people of color currently employed in environmental organizations is low. This study explores this conundrum by examining five factors that are related to workforce diversity. It assesses the racial and ethnic differences in (a) academic preparation for environmental work, (b) environmental identity, (c) the extent to which students are interested in pursuing careers in the environmental field, (d) the factors that influence students when deciding whether to accept environmental jobs, and (e) students’ salary expectations. This study analyzes data from 157 students—46 Whites, 43 Blacks, and 68 other racial minorities. Data was collected from students participating in science, technology, engineering, and math programs hosted by at a large public university, a mid-sized private university, and a historically Black university. The data, collected from May to June 2016, revealed that minority and White students have similar grades, are taking a similar range of courses, and are members of campus environmental clubs. Students were more likely to describe themselves as an environmentalist rather than as a conservationist. The study also found that minority students are most comfortable working in organizations that promise jobs with upward mobility, leadership opportunities, and incorporate diversity activities in their programming. Though minority students tended to have salary expectations that were higher than that of White students, the differences were insignificant. Moreover, the mean salary that students would accept to work in environmental organizations is compatible with what is currently being paid in the field.