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; 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.

地球变态者非正式的网络职业经验和海洋科学研究培训（GP-IN：VERT）是一个旨在增加大学生对海洋STEM活动的接触和参与的项目，以增加攻读海洋茎学位的本科生的数量。尽管重点越来越重视和增加了在STEM上排除在结构上排除的群体的努力，但海洋茎仍然是种族和种族多元化的领域之一。 GP-IN：VERT旨在通过以下方式提高对海洋茎学位的追求：主要来自于真正的，与海洋地球科学与职业相关的经验中的结构排除和边缘化的群体中的学生；在决定专业之前，请与可能不会遇到地球科学的学生提供访问权限；并建立机制，使当地高中生参与经验，以表明地球科学是可行的职业道路。这将通过学年的课后课程来完成，然后在夏季进行两周的身临其境的经验。参与的学生将参与海洋茎内容，动手经验和更高的教育机会以及各种海洋茎专业人士，以更好地了解该领域的广阔景观以及进入职业的途径。GP-IN：VERT旨在吸引学生在结构排除和边缘化的海洋茎活动中吸引学生在高中生中的sem stem seg seg seg seg seg seg awar of Marine of Sever of of Marine of of Marine of of Marine of of Marine of Sever的机会;了解海洋茎职业道路；在海洋茎环境中的自我效能感，归属感和科学身份，通过参与基于学习生态系统的计划而获得社会支持的感觉；并有信心在海洋茎上追求本科课程和职业。将利用一种社会认知职业理论方法，其中学生参与者的学习经验受其先前的经验，倾向和/或文化背景和身份的影响，这都影响了复杂的职业选择决策过程。在受过训练的员工导师和回归学生同伴导师的指导下，将为学生提供一个脚手架的学习框架，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，例如可用的职业以及进入这些职业的途径。该计划有可能在海洋茎和其他STEM领域中创建职业曝光和探索计划的其他机构的模型。最终，该项目旨在使海洋茎景观多样化，以便在地球科学研究中提出富有成效和创造性的问题。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并被认为是值得通过基金会的知识分子优点和更广泛影响的评估评估标准来通过评估来支持的。