The Role of a Professional Society in Broadening Participation in Science: A National Model for Increasing Persistence
The Role of a Professional Society in Broadening Participation in Science: A National Model for Increasing Persistence
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10.1093/biosci/biy066
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发表时间：
2018-09-01
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影响因子：
10.1
通讯作者：
Reynolds, Julie A.
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作者：
Mourad, Teresa M.;Mcnulty, Amy Fox;Reynolds, Julie A.
专业学会能够而且应该通过提供一个欢迎和包容的知识分子家园来招募和留住年轻科学家。SEEDS（生态教育、多样性和可持续性战略）是美国生态学会的旗舰教育项目，旨在通过指导、实地考察、领导力发展和研究奖学金等方式，扩大人们对生态学的参与。在全国范围内，打算从事科学、技术、数学或工程方面职业的大学生中，只有不到40%的人在这些领域获得了学位，而这些数字在未被充分代表的少数民族（urm）中就更少了。相比之下，在我们的研究中，80%的SEEDS校友至少获得了一个生态相关领域的学位，而urm的完成率为85%。此外，71%的SEEDS校友在生态学领域工作。SEEDS是其他专业团体的典范，希望通过专业发展和积极的社会强化来提高学生的自我效能感和归属感
Professional societies can, and should, recruit and retain young scientists by providing a welcoming and inclusive intellectual home. SEEDS (Strategies for Ecology Education, Diversity and Sustainability), the flagship education program of the Ecological Society of America, is designed to broaden participation in ecology through mentoring, field trips, leadership development, and research fellowships. Nationally fewer than 40% of college students who intended to pursue a career in science, technology, math, or engineering complete their degrees in these fields, and these numbers are even smaller for underrepresented minorities (URMs). In contrast, 80% of SEEDS alumni in our study had completed at least one degree in an ecology-related field, and the completion rate for URMs was 85%. In addition, 71% of working SEEDS alumni respondents have careers in ecology. SEEDS is a model for other professional societies wishing to increase students' self-efficacy and sense of belonging through professional development and positive social reinforcement