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Ennea Fairchild; Julie Sexton; Harmony Newman; Krystal Hinerman; Jessica McKay; Eric Riggs – Journal of Geoscience Education, 2024
Undergraduate summer field programs are valuable experiences that can foster or reduce students' self-efficacy, an important factor in students' success and retention in geoscience. Growing research findings show that science field experiences can be hostile and unwelcoming to students with marginalized identities, which may negatively impact…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Earth Science, Field Experience Programs, Undergraduate Students
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Hendrix, Thomas E.; Suttner, Lee J. – Journal of Geological Education, 1978
A study of the costs and effectiveness of summer field courses in geology is presented. (M DR)
Descriptors: College Science, Cost Effectiveness, Earth Science, Field Experience Programs
Sorensen, Barbara – Winds of Change, 2001
Significant Opportunities in Atmospheric Research and Science (SOARS), a summer program to increase minority representation in the science community, particularly atmospheric research, is described. An American Indian participant discusses the connection between modern science and traditional Native heritage, noting that observation of the natural…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indians, College Students, Earth Science