• PLACE-BASED EDUCATION ENGAGES GEOSCIENCE STUDENTS IN COMMUNITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP

    Author(s):
    Cheyenne Kleiner (see profile) , Julie Libarkin
    Date:
    2022
    Group(s):
    STEM Education Research @ State
    Subject(s):
    Place-based education, Earth sciences
    Item Type:
    Conference poster
    Conf. Title:
    American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting
    Conf. Org.:
    American Geophysical Union
    Conf. Loc.:
    Chicaco
    Conf. Date:
    December 2022
    Tag(s):
    stem education research, place based education, earth science, environmental science, commuity engagement, collaboration
    Permanent URL:
    https://doi.org/10.17613/72ak-0f43
    Abstract:
    Place-based education can increase student engagement in STEM programs, including students not commonly represented in the geosciences. In this work, I present a systematic literature review identifying the relationship between place-based education and students’ values in their environment and community. Three databases (Proquest, Web of Science, Scopus) were searched using a common search phrase: ("place-based education" OR "place based education") AND (geology OR geoscience OR "earth science"). Over 1,000 documents were identified and included documents were analyzed using the PICO framework to focus on Population, Intervention, Comparison, and Outcomes reported in each study. Initial findings indicate that most place-based instruction in geoscience focuses on delivering content commonly taught in introductory level geoscience classes with a lesser focus on the interdisciplinary aspects of the field that may draw in underrepresented students. Consequently, student learning outcomes tend to be surface-level, with little understanding of how geoscience relates to the rest of the world and why content is important. This work suggests that teaching students about geosciences from a place-based framework – including sub-content on the connections between geoscience, history, culture, and environment – will increase students’ engagement with their environment and community, which can also increase the engagement of diverse students in STEM.
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    Last Updated:
    8 months ago
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