Resilience and Adaptation in Environmental and Natural Sciences: RA'ENS and S-STEM

环境和自然科学中的恢复力和适应：RAENS 和 S-STEM

• 批准号: 1356766
• 负责人: Lawrence Duffy
• 金额: $ 52.49万
• 依托单位: University of Alaska Fairbanks Campus
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2014
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2014-03-15 至 2020-02-29
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1356766&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Resilience; Adaptation; Environmental; Natural; Sciences

Through this S-STEM project the PI team at the University of Alaska Fairbanks is increasing the number of academically talented students with demonstrated financial need who earn baccalaureate degrees in environmental and natural sciences. The student cohort is comprised of 28 upper level undergraduates who are already at the university and transfer students from the five feeder community colleges as well as from Ilisagvik Tribal College. The goal of the project is to retain the scholarship students by integrating them into the Alaskan community of sustainability research and education. Project elements include (a) a comprehensive recruitment strategy, (b) a strong mentoring program, (c) career and communication workshops, and (d) supplementary courses and early research involvement. Acknowledging the regional need to prepare students who have backgrounds in environmental science and that participation in research related to solving civic problems has a strong appeal for Native American and Native Alaskan students, the project team has designed a rigorous, 30- credit hour curriculum for an interdisciplinary Certificate in Resilience and Adaptation (sustainability) which participants are encouraged to complete. In order to broaden participation, Native American and Native Alaskan students are recruited actively.There are two important ways in which this project will have broad impact. First, data generated through assessment and evaluation is expected to support the rationale that high retention of students in STEM fields can be achieved through a comprehensive academic program linked to community-based research and civic engagement. Formative evaluation is carried out to examine whether or not a diverse group of students is recruited and equipped to (a) maintain the target GPA (3.0 or higher), (b) perform skills at the appropriate level, (c) graduate with a STEM degree. Summative evaluation is to ascertain whether or not the project goal to increase the number of well-prepared students in the selected fields is accomplished based on the Student Assessment of Learning Gains, student essays, and post-graduation data. Secondly, dissemination of the project results is expected to provide a model for implementation of community-based practices in recruitment and retention of STEM students. The project team plans to present their work at the national meetings on STEM teaching and learning as well as through the National Center for Science and Civic Engagement. Project deliverables include results of summative evaluation and the course materials developed for the Certificate in Resilience and Adaptation.

通过这个 S-STEM 项目，阿拉斯加大学费尔班克斯分校的 PI 团队正在增加获得环境和自然科学学士学位的学术天才学生的数量，这些学生具有经济需求。 该学生群体由 28 名已在大学就读的高年级本科生以及来自五所支线社区学院以及伊利萨维克部落学院的转学生组成。 该项目的目标是通过将奖学金学生融入阿拉斯加的可持续发展研究和教育社区来留住他们。 项目要素包括（a）全面的招聘策略，（b）强有力的指导计划，（c）职业和沟通研讨会，以及（d）补充课程和早期研究参与。 认识到该地区需要培养具有环境科学背景的学生，并且参与与解决公民问题相关的研究对美洲原住民和阿拉斯加原住民学生具有强烈的吸引力，项目团队设计了严格的 30 学分课程，以获取跨学科的恢复力和适应（可持续性）证书，并鼓励参与者完成该课程。 为了扩大参与范围，积极招募美洲原住民和阿拉斯加原住民学生。该项目将通过两个重要方式产生广泛影响。 首先，通过评估和评价生成的数据预计将支持这样一个基本原理：通过与社区研究和公民参与相关的综合学术计划，可以实现 STEM 领域学生的高保留率。 形成性评估的目的是检查是否招收了多元化的学生群体，并具备以下能力：(a) 维持目标 GPA（3.0 或更高），(b) 发挥适当水平的技能，(c) 毕业时获得 STEM 学位。 总结性评估是根据学生学习成果评估、学生论文和毕业后数据，确定是否实现了在选定领域增加做好充分准备的学生数量的项目目标。 其次，项目结果的传播预计将为在招募和保留 STEM 学生方面实施基于社区的实践提供一个模型。 该项目团队计划在全国 STEM 教学会议以及国家科学和公民参与中心展示他们的工作。项目可交付成果包括总结性评估结果以及为恢复力和适应证书开发的课程材料。