Collaborative Research: FIELD: Fieldwork Inspiring Expanded Leadership and Diversity

实地项目将审查和解决地球科学实地活动的因素，这些因素限制了科学、技术和经济研究领域中代表性不足的群体的参与。实地活动，包括在户外、偏远地区或远离学生或科学家的家乡机构进行的活动，是地球科学教育和研究的组成部分。然而，许多代表不足的群体发现，实地活动充满了限制他们参与地球科学这一基本方面的过多障碍。地球科学领域的野外工作仍然由白人男性主导。在STEM中代表性不足的个人(如残疾人、少数群体、妇女、男女同性恋、双性恋和变性者)在实地活动中面临障碍，包括经济排斥、对户外经历的焦虑、能力主义态度、性骚扰/性侵以及在不熟悉的环境中难以接近。我们的小组将系统地审查实地活动的经验，并查明导致地球科学领域实地工作具有排他性的具体因素。我们的发现将在教育水平和学科上都是有益的，因为任何领域的个人，从大学预科到高级教师，都可能遇到类似的障碍。此外，这项研究的结果将适用于任何具有田野成分的学科，如生物学、生态学、考古学、人类学或军事科学。实地项目以“实地研究所”为中心，这是一个由经验丰富的地球科学家组成的为期五天的会议，在实地考察实地活动为何是排他性的。实地项目组预计在研究过程中将产生三项重要成果。第一项是对外地研究所开展的外地活动的障碍进行评估。这项评估的结果将揭示被排除在外的性质和程度，然后可以加以传播。这些结果将指导外地研究所专业发展方案的规划。第二个成果将是来自10个机构的领导人有机会制定和实施在实地研究所期间制定的新做法，以使实地活动更容易开展，并更受妇女、任职人数不足的群体、男女同性恋、双性恋和变性者、残疾人、低收入学生以及代表以上身份的个人的欢迎。第三个成果将是在外地研究所期间编写的指南，记录这些最佳做法，以便广泛传播。尽管本指南针对的是地球科学，但无疑也适用于其他具有类似实地内容的STEM学科。

The FIELD Project will examine and address factors of geoscience field activity that limit participation by groups underrepresented in STEM fields. Field activity, including activity conducted outdoors, in remote locations, or away from a student or scientist's home institution, is an integral part of both education and research on the geosciences. However, many underrepresented groups find field activity fraught with excessive barriers limiting their participation in this essential aspect of the geosciences. Geoscience fieldwork remains dominated by white males. Individuals who are underrepresented in STEM (e.g. people with disabilities, minorities, women, LGBTQ individuals), face barriers with field activity including economic exclusion, anxiety about outdoor experiences, attitudes of ableism, sexual harassment/assault, and reduced accessibility in unfamiliar environments. Our team will systematically examine the field activity experience and identify specific factors contributing to the exclusionary nature of field work in the geosciences. Our findings will be beneficial across educational levels and disciplines as individuals in any field setting, from pre-college to senior faculty, can encounter similar barriers. Additionally, the results of this study will be applicable to any discipline with a field component, such as biology, ecology, archaeology, anthropology, or military science. The FIELD Project centers on the "FIELD Institute", a five day gathering of experienced geoscientists, in a field setting, to examine why field activity is exclusionary. The FIELD Project team foresees development of three significant outcomes during the course of study. The first will be an assessment of the barriers associated with field activity conducted before the FIELD Institute. The results of this assessment will reveal the nature and extent of exclusion that can then be disseminated. These results will guide planning of the FIELD Institute's professional development program. The second outcome will be the opportunity for leaders from 10 institutions to develop and implement new practices developed during the FIELD Institute for making the field activity more accessible and welcoming to women, underrepresented groups, LGBTQ individuals, people with disabilities, low-income students, and individuals representing more than one of these identities. The third outcome will be a guide developed during the FIELD Institute documenting these best practices for widespread dissemination. Although intended for the geosciences, this guide will undoubtedly be applicable to additional STEM disciplines with a similar field component.