Public Participation in Scientific Research: Arctic Harvest

公众参与科学研究：北极收获

• 批准号: 1713156
• 负责人: Katie Spellman
• 金额: $ 87.86万
• 依托单位: University of Alaska Fairbanks Campus
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2017-07-01 至 2023-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1713156&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Public; Participation; Scientific; Research; Arctic

Northern ecosystems are rapidly changing; so too are the learning and information needs of Arctic and sub-Arctic communities who depend on these ecosystems for wild harvested foods. Public Participation in Scientific Research (PPSR) presents a possible method to increase flow of scientific and local knowledge, enhance STEM-based problem solving skills, and co-create new knowledge about phenology at local and regional or larger scales. However, there remain some key challenges that the field of PPSR research must address to achieve this goal. The proposed research will make substantial contributions to two of these issues by: 1) advancing theory on the interactions between PPSR and resilience in social-ecological systems, and 2) advancing our understanding of strategies to increase the engagement of youth and adults historically underrepresented in STEM, including Alaska Native and indigenous youth and their families who play an essential role in the sustainability of environmental monitoring in the high latitudes and rural locations throughout the globe. In particular, our project results will assist practitioners in choosing and investing in design elements of PPSR projects to better navigate the trade-offs between large-scale scientific outcomes and local cultural relevance. The data collected across the citizen science network will also advance scientific knowledge on the effects of phenological changes on berry availability to people and other animals. The Arctic Harvest research goals are to 1) critically examine the relationship between PPSR learning outcomes in informal science environments and attributes of social-ecological resilience and 2) assess the impact of two program design elements (level of support and interaction with mentors and scientists, and an innovative story-based delivery method) on the engagement of underserved audiences. In partnership with afterschool clubs in urban and rural Alaska, we will assess the impact of participation in Winterberry, a new PPSR project that investigates the effect of changes in the timing of the seasons on subsistence berry resources. We propose to investigate individual and community-level learning outcomes expected to influence the ability for communities to adapt to climate change impacts, including attributes of engagement, higher-order thinking skills, and their influence on the level of civic action and interest in berry resource stewardship by the youth groups. Using both quantitative and qualitative approaches, we compare these outcomes with the same citizen science program delivered through two alternate methods: 1) a highly supported delivery method with increased in-person interaction with program mentors and scientists, and 2) an innovative method that weaves in storytelling based on elder experiences, youth observations, and citizen science data at all stages of the program learning cycle. This project is funded by the Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) program, which seeks to advance new approaches to, and evidence-based understanding of, the design and development of STEM learning in informal environments. This includes providing multiple pathways for broadening access to and engagement in STEM learning experiences, advancing innovative research on and assessment of STEM learning in informal environments, and developing understandings of deeper learning by participants. The project also has support from the Office of Polar Programs.

北方的生态系统正在迅速变化;依靠这些生态系统获取野生食物的北极和亚北极社区的学习和信息需求也在迅速变化。公众参与科学研究（PPSR）提供了一种可能的方法，以增加科学和地方知识的流动，提高基于STEM的问题解决技能，并在地方和区域或更大范围内共同创造有关物候学的新知识。然而，仍然存在一些关键的挑战，PPSR研究领域必须解决，以实现这一目标。拟议的研究将通过以下方式对其中两个问题作出重大贡献：1）推进PPSR与社会生态系统弹性之间相互作用的理论，2）推进我们对战略的理解，以增加在STEM中历史上代表性不足的青年和成人的参与，包括阿拉斯加原住民和土著青年及其家庭，他们在高纬度地区环境监测的可持续性方面发挥着重要作用以及遍布地球仪的乡村地区。特别是，我们的项目结果将帮助从业者选择和投资PPSR项目的设计元素，以更好地导航大规模科学成果和当地文化相关性之间的权衡。通过公民科学网络收集的数据也将推进关于物候变化对人类和其他动物浆果可用性影响的科学知识。Arctic Harvest的研究目标是：1）批判性地研究非正式科学环境中PPSR学习成果与社会生态弹性属性之间的关系; 2）评估两个项目设计要素（支持水平和与导师和科学家的互动，以及创新的基于故事的交付方法）对服务不足的受众参与的影响。与阿拉斯加城乡的课外俱乐部合作，我们将评估参与Winterberry的影响，这是一个新的PPSR项目，旨在调查季节变化对浆果资源的影响。我们建议调查个人和社区层面的学习成果，预计将影响社区适应气候变化影响的能力，包括参与的属性，高阶思维技能，以及它们对青年群体的公民行动和浆果资源管理的兴趣水平的影响。使用定量和定性方法，我们将这些结果与通过两种替代方法提供的相同公民科学计划进行比较：1）一种高度支持的交付方法，增加了与计划导师和科学家的面对面互动，以及2）一种创新方法，基于老年人的经验，青年观察和公民科学数据在计划学习周期的所有阶段编织故事。 该项目由推进非正式STEM学习（AISL）计划资助，该计划旨在推进非正式环境中STEM学习的设计和开发的新方法和基于证据的理解。这包括提供多种途径，以扩大获得和参与STEM学习经验，推进非正式环境中STEM学习的创新研究和评估，以及发展参与者对深入学习的理解。该项目还得到了极地项目办公室的支持。

项目成果

Harnessing the Power of Community Science to Address Data Gaps in Arctic Observing: Invasive Species in Alaska as Case Examples

利用社区科学的力量解决北极观测中的数据差距：以阿拉斯加的入侵物种为例

• DOI: 10.14430/arctic73773
• 发表时间: 2021
• 期刊: ARCTIC
• 影响因子: 1.2
• 作者: Schwoerer, Tobias;Spellman, Katie V.;Davis, Tammy J.;Lee, Olivia;Martin, Aaron;Mulder, Christa P.H.;Swenson, Nicole Y.;Taylor, Audrey;Winter, Genelle
• 通讯作者: Winter, Genelle

Redistributing Power in Community and Citizen Science: Effects on Youth Science Self-Efficacy and Interest

社区和公民科学权力的重新分配：对青少年科学自我效能和兴趣的影响

• DOI: 10.3390/su15118876
• 发表时间: 2023
• 期刊: Sustainability
• 影响因子: 3.9
• 作者: Clement, Sarah;Spellman, Katie;Oxtoby, Laura;Kealy, Kelly;Bodony, Karin;Sparrow, Elena;Arp, Christopher
• 通讯作者: Arp, Christopher

BERRIES IN WINTER: A NATURAL HISTORY OF FRUIT RETENTION IN FOUR SPECIES ACROSS ALASKA

冬季浆果：阿拉斯加四个品种的果实保留自然历史

• DOI: 10.3120/0024-9637-68.4.487
• 发表时间: 2021
• 期刊: Madroño
• 作者: Mulder, Christa P.;Spellman, Katie V.;Shaw, Jasmine
• 通讯作者: Shaw, Jasmine

Winterberry: Fruit retention in fall and winter in 2016-2019 for four shrub species across Alaska

Winterberry：阿拉斯加四种灌木品种 2016-2019 年秋季和冬季的保果率

• DOI: 10.6073/pasta/6c5885f8f1423b274a3fea6c20e25c66
• 发表时间: 2021
• 期刊: Environmental Data Initiative
• 作者: Mulder, Christa;Spellman, Katie Villano;Shaw, Jasmine;Sparrow, Elena;Creek, Bonanza LTER
• 通讯作者: Creek, Bonanza LTER

Connecting Community and Citizen Science to Stewardship Action Planning Through Scenarios Storytelling

通过场景故事将社区和公民科学与管理行动计划联系起来

• DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2021.695534
• 发表时间: 2021
• 期刊: Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
• 影响因子: 3
• 作者: Spellman, Katie V.;Cost, Douglas;Villano, Christine P.
• 通讯作者: Villano, Christine P.