Connecting Indigenous and Western Knowledge Systems for Student Success in STEM

连接本土和西方知识体系，促进学生在 STEM 领域取得成功

• 批准号: 2104126
• 负责人: Robert Franco
• 金额: $ 10万
• 依托单位: University of Hawaii
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2021-02-15 至 2023-01-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2104126&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Connecting; Indigenous; Western; Knowledge; Systems

This EPSCoR workshop proposal supports the development, implementation, evaluation, and dissemination of two virtual Gatherings to Transcend Barriers to Success (GTBS) at the University of Arkansas in May 2021, and at Idaho State University in September 2021. These Gatherings will provide a platform for dialogue with current NSF programming focused on the development of Native American STEM students and professionals and their communities. This project builds on findings from a three-year Keck Foundation project entitled, “Transcending Barriers to Success (TBS): Connecting Indigenous and Western Knowledge Systems to Tackle Grand Challenges,” and engagement models deployed in other EPSCoR jurisdictions. The Gatherings have the enthusiastic support of the EPSCoR community. Workshop products will include a University of Arkansas Resiliency Center monograph, a Bannock Shoshone higher education STEM pathway monograph, an iterative “Connecting Indigenous Knowledge and Western Science” bibliography, and a project report. All four products will be valuable resources for EPSCoR jurisdictions seeking new and innovative ways to engage indigenous students, professionals and communities. Products will combine oral reflection and text narratives.The Gatherings will be rooted in the concept of “Two-Eyed Seeing” which stresses the importance of viewing the world through an indigenous eye and a western eye to see together and advance the progress of science, prosperity, health and well-being. Since 2000, an increasing number of relevant frameworks link indigenous and western knowledge systems, including: traditional ecological knowledge, biocultural restoration, cultural ecosystems, co-management, native science, culturally responsive education, and collective continuance and community engagement in response to climate change. Funds of Knowledge and Cultural Wealth Theories provide broader frameworks. The Gatherings will catalyze research and education capabilities derived from indigenous knowledge and western science resulting in new contributions to scientific discovery, innovation, learning, and knowledge-based prosperity in numerous EPSCoR jurisdictions and nationally. The Gatherings will make visible and relevant connections between indigenous knowledge and western science leading to reforms in curricular and educational practice that are supportive of STEM success for indigenous and all students. Developing durable, continuing partnerships between indigenous communities and campuses will advance these reforms and supports into the future.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

EPSCoR研讨会提案支持开发、实施、评估和传播2021年5月在阿肯色大学和2021年9月在爱达荷州立大学举办的两个虚拟聚会，以超越成功的障碍(GTBS)。这些聚会将提供一个与当前NSF方案对话的平台，这些方案侧重于美洲土著STEM学生和专业人员及其社区的发展。该项目基于凯克基金会一个为期三年的项目的成果，题为“超越成功障碍(TBS)：连接土著和西方知识体系以应对重大挑战”，以及在EPSCoR其他司法管辖区部署的参与模式。这些聚会得到了EPSCoR社区的热情支持。研讨会的产品将包括阿肯色大学复原中心专著、Bannock Shoshone高等教育STEM途径专著、迭代的“连接本土知识和西方科学”参考书目和项目报告。所有四种产品都将成为EPSCoR司法管辖区的宝贵资源，寻求新的创新方式来吸引土著学生、专业人士和社区。产品将结合口头反思和文字叙述。聚会将植根于“双眼看”的概念，强调通过本土眼和西方人的眼睛看世界的重要性，共同看问题，促进科学、繁荣、健康和福祉的进步。自2000年以来，越来越多的相关框架将土著知识体系和西方知识体系联系在一起，包括：传统生态知识、生物文化恢复、文化生态系统、共同管理、土著科学、响应文化的教育以及应对气候变化的集体延续和社区参与。知识基金和文化财富理论提供了更广泛的框架。这些会议将促进源自本土知识和西方科学的研究和教育能力，从而为EPSCoR许多司法管辖区和国家的科学发现、创新、学习和基于知识的繁荣做出新的贡献。这些会议将在土著知识和西方科学之间建立明显和相关的联系，从而推动课程和教育实践的改革，以支持土著学生和所有学生取得STEM的成功。在土著社区和校园之间发展持久、持续的伙伴关系将推动这些改革和支持进入未来。这一奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。