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.

传统的生态知识（TEK）越来越被认为是生态科学的有效合作伙伴。 当然，正在开发原型材料来实现TEK与生态科学之间的整合。对于部落大学和主流大学的教育工作者来说，这些材料将是一种宝贵的资源，因为我们努力支持发展科学学科中越来越多的美洲原住民。主流科学家在TEK的方法中的教育提高了跨文化能力，减少了美洲原住民的参与障碍，并丰富了可用于解决环境问题的观点。原型在两个机构和两个具有共同目标的PI之间进行了协作开发，但有不同的受众群体：一所部落学院，小霍恩学院（LBHC）和一所主流大学，纽约州立大学环境科学与林业学院（ESF）。在LBHC，原型旨在作为一种基于文化的，基于地点的生态学课程，该课程将与Tek的科学相结合，主要来自Crow Culture。在SUNY ESF，原型将基于概念，并跨越各种文化和生态系统。我们开发的材料将被纳入目前在两个机构的一般生态学的课程中。传统知识的范围与典型生态课程的内容相似，使其成为引入Tek的绝佳论坛。生态课程也是大学生物学课程的几乎普遍组成部分，因此为更广泛的传播材料提供了适当的场所。