supporting diverse stem students using the whole student framework
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McDaris presentation for GSA 2014TRANSCRIPT
This work is supported by a National Science Foundation (NSF) collaboration between the Directorates for Education and Human Resources (EHR) and Geosciences (GEO) under grant DUE - 1125331
Supporting Diverse STEM Students Using the
Whole Student FrameworkJohn R. McDaris – SERC, Carleton CollegeR. Heather Macdonald – College of William and MaryCathryn A. Manduca – SERC, Carleton College
This work is supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) by grants from the Division of Undergraduate Education to the InTeGrate Project (DUE 1125331) and to the SAGE 2YC Project (DUE 1122592, 1122640, 1122660, and 1122737)
SAGE 2YC
Supporting and AdvancingGeoscience Education in
Two-year Colleges
Why a focus on diversity?SAGE
2YC
Benefits for Society• Better informed citizens• More trust with communities of all kinds
Benefits for Geosciences• New ideas and ways of seeing the world• New pool of graduates to fill projected jobs gap
What do I mean by “Diversity”?SAGE
2YC
Diverse students = • ethnic and racial minorities, • women, • people with disabilities, • veterans and active duty military
personnel, • people of low socioeconomic status, • LGBTQ individuals, and • other groups that are not represented in
the geosciences in proportion to their abundance in society.
Current DemographicsSAGE
2YC
2002 2012 Change
All BS Degrees 1,308,970 1,810,647 +38.3%
STEM 415,983 589,330 +41.7%
Geoscience 3,984 5,865 +47.2%
Geoscience (Minority) 534 1,152 +115.7%
Growth in BS Degrees: 2002-2012
Minority share of Geoscience BS Degrees:2002 – 13.4% 2012 – 19.6%
Minority share of college enrollment:2000 – 29.2% 2011 – 38.8%
Percentage of women (Geoscience BS)2002 – 42.7% 2012 – 39.1%
Based on data from:National Science Foundation - Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering andNational Center for Education Statistics – Fast Facts
Support the Whole StudentSAGE
2YC
Why this collaboration?SAGE
2YC
Professional Development and Web Resources for 2YC and 4YC/U faculty to:
• improve teaching• support students in geoscience
technical training• help prepare geoscience majors and
pre-service teachers for college transfer
InTeGrate Project Goals:• develop curricula that will dramatically
increase Earth literacy of all undergraduate students
• increase the number of majors in the geosciences and related fields who are able to work with others to develop viable solutions to current and future environmental and resource challenges
Supporting the Whole StudentSAGE
2YC
Jolly, E.J., P.B. Campbell, L. Perlman (2004). Engagement, Capacity and Continuity: A Trilogy for Student Success. A Report Commissioned by the GE Foundation.http://www.smm.org/static/about/ecc_paper.pdf
Engagement: Having an orientation to the sciences and/or quantitative disciplines that includes such qualities as awareness, interest, and motivation
Capacity: Possessing the acquired knowledge and skills needed to advance to increasingly rigorous content in the sciences and quantitative disciplines
Continuity: Institutional and programmatic opportunities, material resources, and guidance that support advancement to increasingly rigorous content in the sciences and quantitative disciplines
The ECC Model
Supporting Engagement
SAGE 2YC
Research ExperiencesSense of Community
Societal IssuesGeoscience Careers
Supporting CapacitySAGE
2YC
Supporting ContinuitySAGE
2YC
Questions?SAGE
2YC
SAGE 2YCSupporting the Whole Studentserc.carleton.edu/sage2yc/studentsuccess/whole_student.html
InTeGrateSupporting the Whole Studentserc.carleton.edu/integrate/programs/diversity/whole_student.html
This work is supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) by grants from the Division of Undergraduate Education to the InTeGrate Project (DUE 1125331) and to the SAGE 2YC Project (DUE 1122592, 1122640, 1122660, and 1122737)