Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice Resources for Earth Educators
These resources have been developed by many different projects and address various aspects of diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice in the geosciences.
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- Colonialism and STEM 2 matches STEM disciplines need to address historical associations with imperialism in order to have credibility in communities of color.
- Indigenous Ways of Knowing 1 match Indigenous people have long experience of their environment that can complement Western inquiry.
- Access to Research Experiences 1 match The benefits of research experiences can be made available to all students in STEM disciplines.
- Antiracist Approaches 2 matches Striving for equity requires pedagogical approaches that actively dismantle the racist ideas and practices which are deeply embedded in educational systems.
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Confronting Racism and Colonialism in Geoscience Education through a Historical Lens: Integrating Critical Pedagogy in Earth Sciences Curricula
Using a college-level biogeography course as a case study, we draw from critical engaged pedagogy and antiracist scholarship to interrogate biases in the processes and forms of knowledge production, legitimization, and exclusion; the source of inequities in scholar representation and professional advancement in the discipline; and how societal benefits and harms of research practices are felt disproportionately by different groups and in different places (locally, regionally, globally).
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Humanities Education for Anti-Racism Literacy in the Sciences and Medicine
The Humanities Education for Anti-Racism Literacy in the Sciences and Medicine (HEAL) project seeks to provide models and examples of transformative higher education by drawing on humanities research to advance ...
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