Can cohort experiences increase interest and participation in earth and environmental sciences at an urban undergraduate institution?

队列体验能否提高城市本科院校对地球和环境科学的兴趣和参与度？

• 批准号: 0808205
• 负责人: Laura Rademacher
• 金额: $ 14.97万
• 依托单位: University of the Pacific
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2008
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2008-09-01 至 2012-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0808205&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: cohort; experiences; increase; interest; participation

The University of the Pacific (PACIFIC) Department of Earth and Environmental Science and Office of Student Life are collaborating to develop a Residence for Earth and Environmental Living and Learning (REELL) community and supporting curriculum. This residential learning community (RLC) will focus on learning outside the traditional classroom boundaries. RLCs are commonly developed around small, relationship-driven units that foster a sense of community between students, faculty, and the institution. The fundamental goal of the REELL community is to increase interest and participation in the geosciences and awareness of environmental issues. Undergraduate residents of the REELL community will conduct five core activities each academic year, including: (1) an inter-campus exchange with a neighboring university with an Earth and Environmental program (CSU Chico); (2) a proposal-driven research project; (3) a guest speaker series; (4) outreach to local, minority-serving K-12 schools and the Sly Park Environmental Education Center; and (5) the dissemination of project results and materials. This project is expected to lead to the establishment of a self-sustaining RLC that will enhance the research and education infrastructure and complement PACIFIC's long-term goals and generate results and materials that will assist in the development of other Earth and Environmental RLCs beyond PACIFIC.

太平洋大学（太平洋）地球与环境科学系以及学生生活办公室正在合作，为地球和环境生活与学习（Reell）社区（Reell）社区和支持课程提供合作。这个住宅学习社区（RLC）将专注于在传统教室边界之外学习。 RLC通常是围绕小型，关系驱动的单位开发的，这些单位促进了学生，教职员工和机构之间的社区意识。 Reell社区的基本目标是增加对地球科学的兴趣和参与环境问题的认识。 Reell社区的本科居民每个学年将进行五项核心活动，包括：（1）与邻近大学的校园交流，并通过地球环境计划（CSU Chico）进行； （2）提案驱动的研究项目； （3）演讲嘉宾系列； （4）向当地，少数民族服务的K-12学校和狡猾的公园环境教育中心推广； （5）项目结果和材料的传播。预计该项目将导致建立自我维持的RLC，该RLC将增强研究和教育基础设施，并补充太平洋的长期目标，并产生结果和材料，从而有助于太平洋以外的其他地球和环境RLC的发展。