this webinar series is co-hosted by the american geophysical union and

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


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


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



Immigrants






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Natural Disasters

ResearchFieldCamp


AdminGeoEd


Geosciences








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StudentServices



H&C


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Reten

Hands-on Experiences

Realized Ability



Immigrants






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Natural Disasters

ResearchFieldCamp


AdminGeoEd


Geosciences








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StudentServices



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Recruitmentand

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Integration of Diff Techniques

Emphasis on R/R



Immigrants






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Natural Disasters

ResearchFieldCamp


AdminGeoEd


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Very Important!

Comparable Interests

Questions? Type questions, comments or discussion

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Wrap-up If you have additional questions or

comments, please contact Pranoti Asher at [email protected]

If you have questions about Heather’s Pathway Model, contact her at: [email protected].

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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

this webinar series is co-hosted by the american geophysical union and

Documents

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