Abstract
In a 1996 report, the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Geoscience Directorate identified the value of Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REUs) for promoting learning in the geosciences. This chapter discusses aspects of designing a successful and inclusive research experience-from recruiting and application to program components and evaluation. It focuses on research programs related to the Anthropocene and how they might give students an understanding of critical issues that move from a local to a global scale-starting with the students' individual research projects and lived experiences and then relating to global issues, and finally bringing new understanding back to refocus on the local. The chapter ends with an overview of three programs, including the GEMscholar program, that were specifically designed to meet the unique needs of underrepresented populations.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Future Earth |
| Subtitle of host publication | Advancing Civic Understanding of the Anthropocene |
| Publisher | Wiley-Blackwell |
| Pages | 77-88 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Volume | 9781118854303 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781118854280 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781118854303 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jun 23 2014 |
Keywords
- Anthropocene
- GEMscholar program
- National Science Foundation (NSF)
- Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REUs)
- Undergraduate geoscience research