Collaborative Research: Education Materials to Bring Traditional Ecological Knowledge into Science Education

合作研究：将传统生态知识引入科学教育的教材

• 批准号: 0231139
• 负责人: Robin Kimmerer
• 金额: $ 7.5万
• 依托单位: SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2003
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2003-02-15 至 2007-01-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0231139&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Collaborative; Research; Education; Materials; Bring

Traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) is increasingly recognized as a valid partner to ecological sciences. Prototypes of course materials are being developed to achieve integration between TEK and the science of ecology. Such materials will be a valuable resource to educators at tribal colleges and at mainstream universities as we endeavor to support the development of increasing numbers of Native Americans in science disciplines. Education of mainstream scientists in the approaches of TEK increases cross-cultural competence, reduces barriers to participation by Native Americans, and enriches the perspectives available for environmental problem solving. Prototypes are being developed collaboratively between two institutions and two PIs with shared goals, but different audiences: a tribal college, Little Big Horn College (LBHC), and a mainstream university, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF). At LBHC the prototype is intended as a culturally responsive, place-based ecology course, which will integrate the science of ecology with TEK, primarily from Crow culture. At SUNY ESF, the prototype will be concept-based and span a wide diversity of cultures and ecosystems. The materials we develop will be incorporated into a course presently taught at both institutions, General Ecology. The scope of traditional knowledge has many parallels with the content of a typical ecology course, making it an excellent forum for introducing TEK. An Ecology course is also a nearly universal part of college biology curricula, and it thus provides an appropriate venue for wider dissemination of the materials developed.

传统生态知识（TEK）越来越被认为是生态科学的有效伙伴。 正在开发课程材料的原型，以实现 TEK 与生态学之间的整合。当我们努力支持越来越多的美洲原住民在科学学科的发展时，这些材料将成为部落学院和主流大学教育工作者的宝贵资源。对主流科学家进行 TEK 方法教育可以提高跨文化能力，减少美洲原住民参与的障碍，并丰富解决环境问题的视角。两个机构和两个 PI 正在合作开发原型，它们具有共同的目标，但受众不同：一所部落学院小大角学院 (LBHC) 和一所主流大学纽约州立大学环境科学与林业学院 (ESF)。 LBHC 的原型旨在作为一门文化响应型、基于场所的生态学课程，它将生态科学与主要来自乌鸦文化的 TEK 相结合。在纽约州立大学 ESF，原型将以概念为基础，涵盖广泛的文化和生态系统多样性。我们开发的材料将被纳入目前在两个机构教授的课程“普通生态学”中。传统知识的范围与典型生态学课程的内容有很多相似之处，这使其成为介绍 TEK 的绝佳论坛。生态学课程也是大学生物学课程中几乎普遍存在的一部分，因此它为更广泛地传播所开发的材料提供了适当的场所。