GEOPAths: Informal Networks Vocational Experiences and Research Training in Marine Science (GP-IN:VERT)

GEOPAths：海洋科学非正式网络职业经验和研究培训 (GP-IN:VERT)

• 批准号: 2325316
• 负责人: Alyson Busse
• 金额: $ 39.79万
• 依托单位: Mote Marine Laboratory
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2023-09-01 至 2026-08-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2325316&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: GEOPAths; Informal; Networks; Vocational; Experiences

GEOPAths Informal Network Vocational Experiences and Research Training in Marine Science (GP-IN:VERT) is a project designed to increase pre-college student exposure to and participation in marine STEM activities in an effort to increase the number of undergraduate students pursuing a degree in marine STEM. Marine STEM remains one of the least racially and ethnically diverse fields despite increased emphasis and efforts to increase participation from groups who have been structurally excluded in STEM. GP-IN:VERT aims to increase the pursuit of marine STEM degrees by: engaging students primarily from structurally excluded and marginalized groups in authentic, marine geoscience career-relevant experiences; providing access to students that might otherwise not encounter geoscience before deciding on a major; and creating mechanisms to engage local high school students in experiences that demonstrate the geosciences as a viable career path. This will be done through a school-year afterschool program followed by a two-week immersive experience over the summer. Participating students will engage with marine STEM content, hands-on experiences and higher educational opportunities as well as various marine STEM professionals to gain a better understanding of the broad landscape of the field as well as pathways into careers.GP-IN:VERT aims to engage students from structurally excluded and marginalized populations in meaningful marine STEM activities in an effort to increase high school student: awareness of marine STEM career opportunities; understanding of marine STEM career pathways; self-efficacy, sense of belonging, and science identity in marine STEM settings, feelings of social support through participation in a learning ecosystem-based program; and confidence in pursuing undergraduate programs and careers in marine STEM. A Social Cognitive Career Theory approach will be utilized in which learning experiences of student participants are influenced by their prior experiences, predispositions, and/or cultural backgrounds and identities, which all impact the complex decision-making process of career choice. Under the guidance of trained staff mentors and returning student peer mentors, students will be provided a scaffolded learning framework to build their knowledge base of marine STEM concepts and topics as well as career relevant information like careers available and pathways into those careers. This program has the potential to serve as a model for other institutions looking to create a career exposure and exploration program, both in marine STEM and in other STEM fields. Ultimately this project seeks to diversify the marine STEM landscape in order to produce productive and creative problem solving in geoscience research.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.

GEOPAths 海洋科学非正式网络职业体验和研究培训 (GP-IN:VERT) 是一个旨在增加大学预科学生接触和参与海洋 STEM 活动的项目，以增加攻读海洋 STEM 学位的本科生数量。尽管越来越重视并努力增加在结构上被排除在 STEM 之外的群体的参与，但海洋 STEM 仍然是种族和族裔多样性最少的领域之一。 GP-IN:VERT 旨在通过以下方式增加对海洋 STEM 学位的追求： 让主要来自结构性排斥和边缘化群体的学生参与真实的、与海洋地球科学职业相关的经历；为那些在决定专业之前可能不会接触到地球科学的学生提供机会；建立机制，让当地高中生参与经验，证明地球科学是一条可行的职业道路。这将通过学年的课后计划以及随后在夏季为期两周的沉浸式体验来完成。参与的学生将参与海洋 STEM 内容、实践经验和高等教育机会以及各种海洋 STEM 专业人士，以更好地了解该领域的广阔前景以及职业道路。GP-IN:VERT 旨在让来自结构性排斥和边缘化群体的学生参与有意义的海洋 STEM 活动，努力提高高中生对海洋 STEM 职业机会的认识；了解海洋 STEM 职业道路；海洋 STEM 环境中的自我效能感、归属感和科学认同感，通过参与基于学习生态系统的项目获得的社会支持感；以及对海洋 STEM 本科课程和职业的信心。将采用社会认知职业理论方法，其中学生参与者的学习经历受到他们先前的经历、倾向和/或文化背景和身份的影响，这些都会影响职业选择的复杂决策过程。在经过培训的员工导师和归国学生同伴导师的指导下，将为学生提供一个支架式学习框架，以建立他们的海洋 STEM 概念和主题的知识库以及职业相关信息，例如可用的职业和进入这些职业的途径。该项目有潜力成为其他希望在海洋 STEM 和其他 STEM 领域创建职业接触和探索项目的机构的典范。最终，该项目旨在使海洋 STEM 景观多样化，以便在地球科学研究中产生富有成效和创造性的问题解决方案。该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。