References: Reports, Research, and Data that Address Broadening Participation in the Geosciences

Summaries and Reviews about Diversity in the Geosciences

• Journal of Geoscience Education, Special Issue: Broadening Participation in the Earth Sciences, December, 2007.
• Czujko, R., and M. Henley (2003) Good news and bad news: Diversity data in the geosciences. Geotimes, 20–22, Sept.
• Czujko, R., R. Ivie and J. H. Stith (2008) Untapped Talent: The African American Presence in Physics and the Geosciences. American Institute of Physics Report, Pub. R-444. pages 1-22 (Sept. 2008).
• O'Connell, S., and Holmes, M.A. (2011). Obstacles to the recruitment of minorities into the geosciences: A call to action, GSA Today, v. 21, no. 6, p. 52-54.
• Velasco, A.A., and Velasco, E.J., Striving to Diversity the Geoscience Workforce, in Transactions American Geophysical Union (2010).
• Whitney, D.J., Behl, R.J., Ambos, E.L., Francis, D., Holk, G., Larson, D.O., Ethnic Differences in Geoscience Attitudes of College Students in Transactions American Geophysical Union (2005).
• Williams, Q. L., V. Morris, and T. Furman, A real-world plan to increase diversity in the geosciences, Phys. Today, 6011, 54–55, 2007.

Programs, Courses, or Curricula that Support Diversity in the Geosciences

• Journal of Geoscience Education, Special Issue: Broadening Participation in the Earth Sciences, December, 2007.
• Bingham, B. L., S. D. Sulkin, S. S. Strom and G. Muller-Parker (2003) Increasing diversity in the marine sciences through the Minorities in Marine Science Undergraduate Program. Journal of Geoscience Education, v. 51, p. 474-480.
• Cuker, B. (2001) Steps to increasing minority participation in the aquatic sciences: catching up with shifting demographics. American Society of Limnology and Oceanography Bulletin, v. 10, p. 17-21.
• Cuker, B. (2001) Designing diversity in to COSEE programs: Inclusion of traditionally underrepresented groups in the ocean sciences. The Journal of Marine Education, 17(2):26-29.
• Cuker, B. (2005) Programmatic Approaches to Building Diversity in Ocean Sciences. Marine Technology and Society Journal, v. 39, p. 8-11.
• Ellins et al. (2013) The Texas earth and space science (TXESS) revolution: a model for the delivery of Earth science professional development to minority-serving teachers, Journal of Geoscience Education, 61, 187-201.
• Fuentes, J.D., Virginia E. Fuentes, David Doughty, Belay Demoz, Irina Mitrea, 2012, Increasing diversity in geosciences through experiential learning, Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union, 2012, 93, 51, 533.
• Hammersly et al. (2012), The geology of Mexico: A quantitative evaluation of a course designed to increase the number of Hispanic students participating in the geosciences at California State University, Sacramento, Journal of Geoscience Education, 60, 189-198.
• Huntoon, J. E., and M. J. Lane, 2007, Diversity in the geosciences and successful strategies for increasing diversity, Journal of Geoscience Education, 556, 447–457.
• Huntoon, J., Tananbaum, C., and Hodges, J., Increasing Diversity in the Geosciences, EOS, American Geophysical Union, March 9, 2015.
• Murray, K.S.,, Jacob Napieralski, Gail Luera, Karen Thomas-Brown, Laura Reynolds-Keefer, Broadening Diversity in the Geosciences Through Teacher–Student Workshops That Emphasize Community-Based Research Projects, Journal of Geoscience Education, 2012, 60, 2, 179.
• Oludurotimi O. Adetunji, Jean-Claude M. Ba, Woldai Ghebreab, Jonathan F. Joseph, Laurence P. Mayer, Roger Levine, Geosciences Awareness Program: A Program for Broadening Participation of Students in Geosciences, Journal of Geoscience Education, 2012, 60, 3, 234.
• Pyrtle A.J. and Williamson-Whitney V.A. (2007) The Minorities Striving and Pursuing Higher Degrees of Success (MS PHD'S) In Earth System Science Professional Development Initiative: Enhancing Intellectual Merit and Broader Impact of Diversity Through Alignment of Vision, Goals and Objectives and Measurement. The Journal of Geoscience Education, 55(6) p. 514-521.
• Pyrtle, A.J., Powell, J.M, Williamson-Whitney, V.A. (2007), Virtual Community Building for Effective Engagement of Students of Color in Earth System Science: Minorities Striving and Pursuing Higher Degrees of Success in Earth System Science Case Studies. The Journal of Geoscience Education, 55(6) p.522-530.
• Pyrtle A.J. and Whitney V.W. (2008) To Attract, Engage, and Mentor: Outcomes from the MS PHD'S in Earth System Science Initiative's Pilot Project. The Journal of Geoscience Education, 56(1) p. 24-32.
• Rajul E. Pandya R. E., Henderson S., Anthes, R. A., and Johnson, R. M. (2007) BEST practices for broadening participation in the geosciences: Strategies from the UCAR significan opportunities in Atmospheric Research and Science (SOARS) Program. The Journal of Geoscience Education, 55(6) p. 500-506.
• Stassun, K., Guadalupe, B., Arnold, L., Edwards, S. (2010) The Fisk-Vanderbilt Masters-to-PhD Bridge Program: A Model for Broadening Participation of Underrepresented Groups in the Physical Sciences through Effective Partnerships with Minority-Serving Institutions. Journal of Geoscience Education, v.58, n.3, 135-144.

Education Research and Theoretical Frameworks that Support Diversity in the Geosciences

• Journal of Geoscience Education, Special Issue: Broadening Participation in the Earth Sciences, December, 2007.
• Baber, L.D., Pifer, M.J., Colbeck, C., and Furman, T, 2010, Increasing diversity in the geosciences: Recruitment programs and student self-efficacy, Journal of Geoscience Education, v. 58 #1, p. 32-42.
• Baber, L.D., 2015, Considering the Interest-Convergence Dilemma in STEM education, The Review of Higher Education, v. 38#2, 251-270. DOI: 10.1353/rhe.2015.0004.
• Callahan, C., Julie C. Libarkin, Carmen M. McCallum, Christopher L. Atchison, 2015, Using the Lens of Social Capital to Understand Diversity in the Earth System Sciences Workforce, Journal of Geoscience Education, 63, 2, 98.
• Hoisch, T.D., Bowie, J.I., Assessing Factors that Influence the recruitment of majors from introductory classes at Northern Arizona University, Jour. Geoscience Education, v 58 #3, p. 166-176.
• Johnson et al (2014), Indigenous knowledge and geoscience on the Flathead Indian Reservation, northwest Montana: implications for place-based and culturally congruent education, Journal of Geoscience Education, 62, 187-202.
• Levine, Roger, R. Gonzalez, S. Cole, M. Fuhrman, and K. Carson LeFlock (2007) The Geoscience Pipeline: A Conceptual Framework. Journal of Geoscience Education, 55, 458-468.
• Levine, R., Gonzales, R., and Martinez-Sussman, C. (2009). Learner Diversity in Earth system science (Acrobat (PDF) 168kB Jul20 15) Draft report to NOAA.
• Pugh, K.P., Phillips, M.M., Sexton, J., Bergstrom, C., and Riggs, E.M. Predicting Transformative Experiences - The Role of the Student-Teacher Dynamic (Acrobat (PDF) PRIVATE FILE 208kB Aug10 15). Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Conference, Chicago, IL, April 2015.
• Pugh, K.P., Phillips, M.M., Sexton, J., Bergstrom, C., and Riggs, E.M. Academic and Career Choice: Investigating the Roles of Motivation, Institution, Relationships, Transformative Experience, and Gender (Acrobat (PDF) PRIVATE FILE 1.2MB Aug10 15). Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Conference, Chicago, IL, April 2015
• Rendon Linares, L., and Munoz, S.M. (2011). Revisiting Validation Theory: Theoretical Foundations, Applications, and Extensions. Enrollment Management Journal, v. 5, no. 2, p. 12-33.
• Sexton, J., O'Connell, S., Banning, S., and Most, D., 2014, Characteristics and Culture of geoscience departments as interpreted from their website photographs, Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering, 20(3), 257-278.

Higher Education Data Sources

• National Student Clearinghouse Research Center
• Common Data Set Initiative (example of common data set provided by University of Northern Colorado)
• National Center for Educational Statistics
• ICSPR -- Inter-university Consortium for Social and Political Research
• HERI -- Higher Education Research Institute