在SSE的多样性,公平性和包容性声明和进化生物学中的教育行动之间建立概念和方法桥梁
1Department of Biology, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, United States.
Evolution; international journal of organic evolution
|March 1, 2024
概括
进化生物学教育需要数据驱动的多样性,公平性和包容性 (DEI) 行动. 加强教育债务框架有助于衡量和改善本科进化生物学课程中的公平性.
科学领域:
- 进化生物学教育 进化生物学教育
- 高等教育教学的教学.
- 多样性,平等和包容 (DEI) 在STEM中
背景情况:
- 进化生物学领域在DEI承诺和教育实践之间存在差距.
- 在本科生进化生物学中迫切需要数据驱动的DEI努力.
- 公平框架和指标对于指导这些努力至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 讨论在进化生物学教育中公平框架的重要性.
- 为学习引入增强的教育债务框架.
- 为了说明如何使用这个框架来改善DEI结果.
主要方法:
- 通过股权框架和指标.
- 强化教育债务框架适用于>3,500名学生.
- 分析美国东北地区一所大学生进化生物学专业的学生成绩.
主要成果:
- 增强的教育债务框架可以记录,解释和改进进化生物学成果.
- 该框架为教师和部门提供概念工具和经验观点.
- 展示了如何评估教育机构在延续或减轻不平等方面的作用.
结论:
- 增强的教育债务框架是推动进化生物学DEI的宝贵工具.
- 这个框架可以在各种进化课程和教育水平上应用.
- 帮助评估进化研究协会 (SSE) 中DEI目标的实现情况.
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