A Conference on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Citizen Science

该项目将起草一个框架，以指导公民科学项目解决公平、多样性和包容性(EDI)问题。公民科学，有时被称为社区科学，涉及志愿者，他们使用科学研究程序为研究项目收集有效的科学数据，并在此过程中经常了解到许多关于科学的知识。这些项目直接促进科学研究，并经常收集与许多社区直接相关的数据。尽管有数百万公民科学志愿者，但只有一小部分来自边缘社区。该项目将举办一系列为期六天、为期半天的虚拟(在线)讲习班，让对参与性科学和与电子数据交换有关的问题有深入了解的学者和从业人员参加。讲习班参与者将讨论与准备框架相关的主题，以便为将支持性电子数据交换做法纳入公民科学提供指导。该项目将通过面向研究人员和从业人员的出版物、将作为相关资源和电子数据交换专业发展中心的新网站、博客帖子和网络研讨会来传播框架和讲习班建议。该项目将重点关注机构主导的大型公民科学项目中的电子数据交换问题。该项目将举办讲习班，讨论与以下问题有关的问题：(1)设计多用途项目，这些项目可有助于为社区提供满足社区需求的数据，为研究人员提供大量和强大的数据集，并为学习者提供机会加深对研究的理解；(2)培养多样化的领导力，让边缘化社区参与制定研究优先事项；以及(3)支持公民科学项目的战略，以解决参与障碍，确定专业发展需求，并创建包容性模式，促进信任，创建支持性网络，建设公民科学领域的电子数据交换能力。研讨会将包括大约20名参与者，包括研究人员、项目负责人和实践者，其中大多数参与者属于科学界代表性较低的群体，如黑人、西班牙裔和土著人民。该项目由推进非正式STEM学习计划(AISL)资助，该计划旨在：(A)促进对非正式环境中STEM学习设计和开发的新方法和基于证据的理解；(B)为扩大获得和参与STEM学习体验提供多种途径；(C)推进对非正式环境中STEM学习的创新研究和评估；以及(D)让所有年龄段的公众在非正式环境中学习STEM。该奖项反映了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。

This project will draft a framework to guide citizen science projects in addressing issues of equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI). Citizen science, sometimes called community science, involves volunteers who use science research procedures to collect valid scientific data for research projects and who often learn much about science in the process. These projects contribute directly to scientific research and often collect data of direct relevance to many communities. Although there are millions of citizen science volunteers, only a small proportion come from marginalized communities. The project will host a series of six, half-day virtual (online) workshops with scholars and practitioners with deep understanding of the participatory sciences and issues related to EDI. Workshop participants will discuss topics relevant to preparing a framework to provide guidance for integrating support EDI practices in citizen science. The project will disseminate the framework and workshop recommendations through publications for researchers and practitioners, a new website that will serve as a hub for relevant resources and EDI professional development, blogposts, and webinars. This project will focus on EDI issues in institution-led, large-scale, citizen science projects. The project will organize workshops addressing issues relating to: (1) designing multipurpose projects that can be useful for empowering communities with data addressing community needs, providing researchers a large and robust data set, and providing learners with opportunities to develop a deeper understanding of research; (2) developing diverse leadership and engaging marginalized communities in framing research priorities; and (3) supporting strategies across citizen science projects to address barriers to participation, identity professional development needs, and create inclusive models that foster trust, create supportive networks, and build capacity for EDI in citizen science. The workshop will include approximately 20 participants, including researchers, project leaders and practitioners, with a majority of workshop participants belonging to groups underrepresented in science, such as Black, Hispanic, and Indigenous people. This project is funded by the Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) program, which seeks to (a) advance new approaches to and evidence-based understanding of the design and development of STEM learning in informal environments; (b) provide multiple pathways for broadening access to and engagement in STEM learning experiences; (c) advance innovative research on and assessment of STEM learning in informal environments; and (d) engage the public of all ages in learning STEM in informal environments.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.