TY - JOUR
T1 - GC Insights
T2 - Diversifying the geosciences in higher education: a manifesto for change
AU - Hall, Caitlyn A.
AU - Illingworth, Sam
AU - Mohadjer, Solmaz
AU - Roxy, Mathew Koll
AU - Poku, Craig
AU - Otu-Larbi, Frederick
AU - Reano, Darryl
AU - Freilich, Mara
AU - Veisaga, Maria Luisa
AU - Valencia, Miguel
AU - Morales, Joey
N1 - Funding Information:
This article was written and published on volunteered time by the authors. This work was not supported by any funding or grant award. This article did not contain any studies involving human or animal subjects and did not need to undergo ethical review.
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© Author(s) 2022.
PY - 2022/9/20
Y1 - 2022/9/20
N2 - There is still a significant lack of diversity and equity in geoscience education, even after decades of work and widespread calls for improvement and action. We join fellow community voices in calls for improved diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice in the geosciences. Here, in this manifesto, we present a list of opportunities for educators to bring about this cultural shift within higher education: (1) advocating for institutional change, (2) incorporating diverse perspectives and authors in curricula, (3) teaching historical and socio-political contexts of geoscience information, (4) connecting geoscience principles to more geographically diverse locations, (5) implementing different communication styles that consider different ways of knowing and learning, and (6) empowering learner transformation and agency.
AB - There is still a significant lack of diversity and equity in geoscience education, even after decades of work and widespread calls for improvement and action. We join fellow community voices in calls for improved diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice in the geosciences. Here, in this manifesto, we present a list of opportunities for educators to bring about this cultural shift within higher education: (1) advocating for institutional change, (2) incorporating diverse perspectives and authors in curricula, (3) teaching historical and socio-political contexts of geoscience information, (4) connecting geoscience principles to more geographically diverse locations, (5) implementing different communication styles that consider different ways of knowing and learning, and (6) empowering learner transformation and agency.
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U2 - 10.5194/gc-5-275-2022
DO - 10.5194/gc-5-275-2022
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85140642615
SN - 2569-7102
VL - 5
SP - 275
EP - 280
JO - Geoscience Communication
JF - Geoscience Communication
IS - 3
ER -