Establishing a learning network to connect museums, scientists and rural communities to discuss scientific information to inform transdisciplinary problem-solving.

建立一个学习网络，将博物馆、科学家和农村社区联系起来，讨论科学信息，为跨学科问题的解决提供信息。

• 批准号: 1906368
• 负责人: Kevin Crowley
• 金额: $ 79.49万
• 依托单位: University of Pittsburgh
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2019
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2019-07-15 至 2024-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1906368&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Establishing; learning; network; connect; museums

As part of its overall strategy to enhance learning in informal environments, the Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) program funds innovative research, approaches and resources for use in a variety of settings. This collaborative project will facilitate rural community education on climate impacts. The Carnegie Natural History Museum and the University of Pittsburgh will work together to form a network of interested community members in Mercer County and Powdermill Nature Reserve in western Pennsylvania to explore the impacts of climate and how its effect could be mitigated or accommodated. The project is has three related ideas: (1) museums hold valuable resources for understanding environmental change, (2) museums are not serving rural audiences well, and (3) complex socio-scientific environmental topics are deeply connected to social decision making in rural communities. This project will bring an inclusive approach to the discussion of socio-scientific issues in rural Western PA, through building relationships between local public audiences, STEM professionals, and informal learning specialists, creating opportunities for co-development of resources and building organizational capacity. The overarching goals of the project are to explore how museums can better serve rural stakeholders and increase the capacity for science-based conversations about human-caused climate impacts.This project involves a cross-disciplinary team with Carnegie Museum of Natural History providing expertise in interpretation and ecological science, the University of Pittsburgh Center for Learning in Out of School Environments (UPCLOSE) providing expertise in learning research, and rural Hubs centered at Powdermill Nature Reserve (PNR) and the Mercer County Conservation District providing expertise in environmental education, conservation, and engagement with rural communities. The Hubs will coordinate professional development workshops, collaborative design sessions, and community gatherings to bring local stakeholders together to examine and adapt existing resources, including environmental science data and climate education tools, to local issues. These activities will be structured through a Research Practice Partnership. Each will have its own unique mix of geography, demographics, resources, and challenges.The Research questions are: 1. How can the project effectively support the creation of socially safe spaces for rural Western PA communities to have science-based discussions around climate impacts? 2. How does work with rural partners influence the development of the museum's Center for Climate Studies and its mission to offer programs designed to support public engagement?3. In what ways have museums been able to support learning about climate topics in rural communities? Data will be gathered from interviews and case studies. There will be two longitudinal studies of local network change and museum change. A survey will also be done to assess the impact of the project on the public. Protocols will be developed in collaboration with the Hubs.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.

作为加强非正式环境学习的整体战略的一部分，前进的非正式STEM学习（AISL）计划为在各种环境中使用的创新研究，方法和资源提供了资金。这个协作项目将促进农村社区对气候影响的教育。卡内基自然历史博物馆和匹兹堡大学将共同努力，在默瑟县和宾夕法尼亚州西部的Powdermill自然保护区组成一个有兴趣的社区成员网络，以探索气候的影响以及如何缓解或容纳其效果。该项目有三个相关的想法：（1）博物馆拥有有价值的资源来了解环境变化，（2）博物馆的服务不佳，并且（3）复杂的社会科学环境主题与农村社区的社会决策密切相关。该项目将通过在宾夕法尼亚州乡村的社会科学问题进行讨论，通过建立当地公共受众，STEM专业人员和非正式学习专家之间的关系，为共同开发资源和建立组织能力创造机会。该项目的总体目标是探索博物馆如何更好地为农村利益相关者提供服务，并提高有关人为引起的气候影响的基于科学的对话的能力。该项目涉及一个跨学科团队，与卡内基自然历史博物馆的跨学科团队相比，在匹兹堡大学的研究中提供了诠释和生态科学的专业知识，以提供教学的研究（匹兹堡大学），并在班轮上进行了研究，并培养了培训的专业知识）。 Powdermill自然保护区（PNR）和默瑟县保护区提供了环境教育，保护和与农村社区互动的专业知识。这些枢纽将协调专业发展研讨会，协作设计会议和社区聚会，以将当地利益相关者聚集在一起，以检查和调整现有资源，包括环境科学数据和气候教育工具，以适应当地问题。这些活动将通过研究实践伙伴关系进行结构。每个人都将拥有自己独特的地理，人口统计，资源和挑战的组合。研究问题是：1。该项目如何有效地支持为Western Pa Communities农村社区创建社会安全的空间，以对气候影响进行基于科学的讨论？ 2。与农村合作伙伴的合作如何影响博物馆气候研究中心的发展及其提供旨在支持公众参与的计划的使命？3。博物馆以什么方式能够支持农村社区中的气候主题学习？数据将从访谈和案例研究中收集。将对当地网络变化和博物馆变化进行两项纵向研究。 还将进行调查以评估项目对公众的影响。协议将与枢纽合作制定。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并被认为是使用基金会的知识分子优点和更广泛的影响审查标准的评估值得支持的。