This Webinar Series is co-hosted byThe American Geophysical Union
andThe American Geosciences Institute
Introductions Chris Keane: Director of Technology
and Communications at AGI
Pranoti Asher: Manager of Education and Public Outreach at AGU
Heather Houlton: Workforce Development, Education & Outreach Specialist at AGI
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Heads & Chairs Webinar Series Schedule
Student Recruitment: Thursday, September 20, 2:00-3:00 PM EDT
Geoscience Exit Survey - Results and the Future: Wednesday, October 17, 2:00-3:00 PM EDT
Program Assessment: Thursday, November 15,11:00 AM-12:00 PM EST
Recap of the 2012 AGU Meeting Fall H&C Meeting: Wednesday, December 19, 11:00 AM-12:00 PM EST
GEOSCIENCE ACADEMIC PROVENANCE:Investigating Why Students Decide to Major in the Geosciences
Heather R. HoultonAGI Workforce Program
There are limited data on why students decide to pursue or drop the geoscience major.
50% of the current Geoscience Workforce will reach retirement in the next 5-10 years…
23% increase in the number of NEW geoscience jobs available in 5-10 years…
Overview and Background
AND
Overview and Background Geoscience Academic Provenance:
temporal mapping of students’ experiences and decisions.
Aimed to delineate a “pathway model” (understand students’
different entry points) as opposed to the pipeline model
(one entry point).
Recruitment and Retention: Others use pipeline model to understand these factors…Levine et al. (2007) identified “Critical Incidents” to
understand why geoscience professionals initially entered the discipline.
Critical Incidents: specific events or experiences that lead to decision making (e.g. choosing the geoscience major).
Pipeline vs. Pathway Models
BUT…
….the pipeline can only list Critical Incidents – doesn’t find relationships between them.
Pathway model identifies students’ interests, critical incidents, goals and career ambitions and maps them temporally (Geoscience Academic Provenance).
Identified 6 Pathway Steps
Pipeline vs. Pathway Models
Pathway ModelSix Steps
PathwayStepsInnateAttributes/InterestSourcesPre-CollegeCritical IncidentsCollegeCritical IncidentsCurrent or NearFutureGoalsExpectedCareerAttributesDesiredCareer Choices
The “Alternate Career Pathway” Step
Pathway ModelAn Additional Step
PathwayStepsInnateAttributes/InterestSourcesPre-CollegeCritical IncidentsCollegeCritical IncidentsShortTermGoalsExpectedCareerAttributesDesiredCareer Choices
AlternateCareerPathway
For one who has previous education, degree, training and/or career outside the traditional geoscience discipline. One may enter into the geoscience pathway either prior to college education or by directly entering into a geoscience program as an undergraduate or graduate student.
Supporting (S): Confirms decision to major in the geosciences – reinforcing experiences.
Behavioral Altering (BA): Induces decision making – responsible for leading students into the geosciences.
Pathway ModelTypes of Critical Incidents
PathwayStepsInnateAttributes/InterestSourcesPre-CollegeCritical IncidentsCollegeCritical IncidentsShortTermGoalsExpectedCareerAttributesDesiredCareer Choices
AlternateCareerPathway
Pathway ModelGeoscience Student Populations
Natives Immigrants
Refugees Emigrants
Pathway Model: Pathway ExamplesTime
Futu
rePre
sent
Past
Early ExposuretoGeoscienceGeneral Interest inGeoscience
GeoscienceAwarenessRockCollection
Confirmation ofGeoscienceAbility (BA)Epiphany aboutGeosciencePerspective ofTime and Space (S and BA)
Experience with Natural Disaster (BA)Family Suggestions orInfluence (S)
Participating inScience-based ExtracurricularActivities (S)Teacher/ProfessorInfluence (BA)
ConductedGeoscienceResearch (S)DoingFieldTrips/FieldWork (S and BA)
Epiphany aboutGeosciencePerspective ofTime and Space (BA)TakingGeoscienceCourse or Lab (S and BA)
Teacher/ProfessorInfluence (BA)
GraduateSchoolObtainGood Grades
FieldWorkGeoscience OpensCareer Options
JobSecurityLucrativeCareers
Travel Opportunities
EngineeringGeologyEPA
GeophysicsGovernment
MiningIndustryOil Industry
Undecided/Unknown
All Natives All Immigrants
Acknowledgement of GlobalImpactsFindsScience/GeoscienceFun
General Interest inScience orGeoscienceGeoscienceAwareness (Home orTravel)Interest fromScienceTVProgrammingInterest inGeoscience-RelatedFields
LoveforOutdoorsRecreationalScience/GeoscienceReading
RockCollection
Epiphany aboutGeosciencePerspective ofTime and Space (BA)ExposuretoGeoscience duringTravel (BA)
ExposuretoGeoscience throughMedia orPopularCulture (BA)Participating inScience-based ExtracurricularActivities (S and BA)
Confirmation ofGeoscienceAbility (S and BA)EnvironmentalCampaigning (S)
Epiphany aboutGeosciencePerspective ofTime and Space (S)Experience with Natural Disaster (S)
PreviousMajor orScience ExperienceInducedBehavioral Change (BA)TakingGeoscienceCourse or Lab (S and BA)
Teacher/ProfessorInfluence (S and BA)Thinking aboutFutureCareers (BA)
GeoWorkforce ExperienceGraduateSchool
InternshipObtainGood Grades
FieldWorkGeoscience OpensCareer Options
JobSecurityMake GlobalImpacts
OpportunitiestoWorkOutdoorsShareGeoscienceKnowledge withStudents
Stay inSchoolTravel Opportunities
AstronautGeoscienceTeaching
ProfessorUndecided/Unknown
Volcanologist
PathwayStepsInnateAttributes/InterestSourcesPre-CollegeCritical IncidentsCollegeCritical IncidentsCurrent or NearFutureGoalsExpectedCareerAttributesDesiredCareer Choices
More influential Critical Incidents?Earlier entry point into major.
Entry Point
Externally motivated.Industry-based careers.
Altruistic Attributes.Academic or Research-based careers.
Epiphany about geoscience perspective of time and space occurs in Pre- and College Pathway Steps
Common Expected Career Attributes were found, but not Desired Career Choices
Applications – What are Heads’ and Chairs’ Pathways?
Your survey results
How are your pathways similar or different between each other?
KeyDifferences in H&CPopulationSetsNatives
InnateAttributesInterestSources
Immigrants
Pre-CollegeCriticalIncidentsCollegeCriticalIncidents
Current/NearFutureGoals
ExpectedCareerAttributes
DesiredCareer Choices
General InterestsCreativityMuseums
Early Exposure
EpiphanyNonGeo ExperienceNegativeGeoCourse
GeoAbilityTopicCatalyzedPathway
Info onGeoCareersPreviousMajor BC
GlobalImpactsTransferrable Skills
Roles/ResponsibilitiesCreativity
Cyclic Nature ofCareersFieldwork
Leader inDeptFacultyMentor
InnateAttributes/InterestSourcesPre-CollegeCriticalIncidents CollegeCriticalIncidents
Current/NearFutureGoalsExpectedCareerAttributes
DesiredCareer Choices
GeoAwarenessCuriosity
Info onGeoCareersMedia/Books/PopCulture
Natural Disasters
ResearchFieldCamp
TechnologyWork w/Diff PPL
AdminGeoEd
AdviseStudentsMajoring in the
Geosciences
Natives and Immigrants
Key Similaritiesbetween H&CPopulationSets
Past FutureTimeContinuum
InnateAttributesInterestSources Pre-CollegeCritical Incidents CollegeCritical Incidents
Current/NearFutureGoals ExpectedCareerAttributes
DesiredCareer Choices
OutdoorsProblemSolvingHistory/GeoTime
Rocks/Fossils/Dinos
Family orFriendInfluences
Mentors/AdvisorsFacultyInfluencesGeoCourses/Labs
StudentServices
No SignificantSimilarities
Continuing orFinishingResearch
H&C
RelationshipResearch
Recruitmentand
Reten
Geo Awareness related to Curiosity?
Geo Careers – early info
KeyDifferences in H&CPopulationSetsNatives
InnateAttributesInterestSources
Immigrants
Pre-CollegeCriticalIncidentsCollegeCriticalIncidents
Current/NearFutureGoals
ExpectedCareerAttributes
DesiredCareer Choices
General InterestsCreativityMuseums
Early Exposure
EpiphanyNonGeo ExperienceNegativeGeoCourse
GeoAbilityTopicCatalyzedPathway
Info onGeoCareersPreviousMajor BC
GlobalImpactsTransferrable Skills
Roles/ResponsibilitiesCreativity
Cyclic Nature ofCareersFieldwork
Leader inDeptFacultyMentor
InnateAttributes/InterestSourcesPre-CollegeCriticalIncidents CollegeCriticalIncidents
Current/NearFutureGoalsExpectedCareerAttributes
DesiredCareer Choices
GeoAwarenessCuriosity
Info onGeoCareersMedia/Books/PopCulture
Natural Disasters
ResearchFieldCamp
TechnologyWork w/Diff PPL
AdminGeoEd
AdviseStudentsMajoring in the
Geosciences
Natives and Immigrants
Key Similaritiesbetween H&CPopulationSets
Past FutureTimeContinuum
InnateAttributesInterestSources Pre-CollegeCritical Incidents CollegeCritical Incidents
Current/NearFutureGoals ExpectedCareerAttributes
DesiredCareer Choices
OutdoorsProblemSolvingHistory/GeoTime
Rocks/Fossils/Dinos
Family orFriendInfluences
Mentors/AdvisorsFacultyInfluencesGeoCourses/Labs
StudentServices
No SignificantSimilarities
Continuing orFinishingResearch
H&C
RelationshipResearch
Recruitmentand
Reten
Hands-on Experiences
Realized Ability
KeyDifferences in H&CPopulationSetsNatives
InnateAttributesInterestSources
Immigrants
Pre-CollegeCriticalIncidentsCollegeCriticalIncidents
Current/NearFutureGoals
ExpectedCareerAttributes
DesiredCareer Choices
General InterestsCreativityMuseums
Early Exposure
EpiphanyNonGeo ExperienceNegativeGeoCourse
GeoAbilityTopicCatalyzedPathway
Info onGeoCareersPreviousMajor BC
GlobalImpactsTransferrable Skills
Roles/ResponsibilitiesCreativity
Cyclic Nature ofCareersFieldwork
Leader inDeptFacultyMentor
InnateAttributes/InterestSourcesPre-CollegeCriticalIncidents CollegeCriticalIncidents
Current/NearFutureGoalsExpectedCareerAttributes
DesiredCareer Choices
GeoAwarenessCuriosity
Info onGeoCareersMedia/Books/PopCulture
Natural Disasters
ResearchFieldCamp
TechnologyWork w/Diff PPL
AdminGeoEd
AdviseStudentsMajoring in the
Geosciences
Natives and Immigrants
Key Similaritiesbetween H&CPopulationSets
Past FutureTimeContinuum
InnateAttributesInterestSources Pre-CollegeCritical Incidents CollegeCritical Incidents
Current/NearFutureGoals ExpectedCareerAttributes
DesiredCareer Choices
OutdoorsProblemSolvingHistory/GeoTime
Rocks/Fossils/Dinos
Family orFriendInfluences
Mentors/AdvisorsFacultyInfluencesGeoCourses/Labs
StudentServices
No SignificantSimilarities
Continuing orFinishingResearch
H&C
RelationshipResearch
Recruitmentand
Reten
Integration of Diff Techniques
Emphasis on R/R
KeyDifferences in H&CPopulationSetsNatives
InnateAttributesInterestSources
Immigrants
Pre-CollegeCriticalIncidentsCollegeCriticalIncidents
Current/NearFutureGoals
ExpectedCareerAttributes
DesiredCareer Choices
General InterestsCreativityMuseums
Early Exposure
EpiphanyNonGeo ExperienceNegativeGeoCourse
GeoAbilityTopicCatalyzedPathway
Info onGeoCareersPreviousMajor BC
GlobalImpactsTransferrable Skills
Roles/ResponsibilitiesCreativity
Cyclic Nature ofCareersFieldwork
Leader inDeptFacultyMentor
InnateAttributes/InterestSourcesPre-CollegeCriticalIncidents CollegeCriticalIncidents
Current/NearFutureGoalsExpectedCareerAttributes
DesiredCareer Choices
GeoAwarenessCuriosity
Info onGeoCareersMedia/Books/PopCulture
Natural Disasters
ResearchFieldCamp
TechnologyWork w/Diff PPL
AdminGeoEd
AdviseStudentsMajoring in the
Geosciences
Natives and Immigrants
Key Similaritiesbetween H&CPopulationSets
Past FutureTimeContinuum
InnateAttributesInterestSources Pre-CollegeCritical Incidents CollegeCritical Incidents
Current/NearFutureGoals ExpectedCareerAttributes
DesiredCareer Choices
OutdoorsProblemSolvingHistory/GeoTime
Rocks/Fossils/Dinos
Family orFriendInfluences
Mentors/AdvisorsFacultyInfluencesGeoCourses/Labs
StudentServices
No SignificantSimilarities
Continuing orFinishingResearch
H&C
RelationshipResearch
Recruitmentand
Reten
Very Important!
Comparable Interests
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comments, please contact Pranoti Asher at [email protected]
If you have questions about Heather’s Pathway Model, contact her at: [email protected].
Heads & Chairs Webinar Series Schedule
Student Recruitment: Thursday, September 20, 2:00-3:00 PM EDT
Geoscience Exit Survey - Results and the Future: Wednesday, October 17, 2:00-3:00 PM EDT
Program Assessment: Thursday, November 15,11:00 AM-12:00 PM EST
Recap of the 2012 AGU Meeting Fall H&C Meeting: Wednesday, December 19, 11:00 AM-12:00 PM EST