CN Callahan, JC Libarkin, CM McCallum… - … Education, 2015 - Taylor & Francis

Using the lens of social capital to understand diversity in the earth system sciences workforce.

Broadening participation informal stem education

Callahan, Libarkin, McCallum

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In this commentary, we argue that social capital theory, the idea that membership in a group creates opportunities to acquire valuable information and resources from other group members, is a useful framework in which to consider ways to increase diversity in the Earth System Sciences (ESS) and in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields more broadly. Existing literature documents numerous barriers to underrepresented groups' participation in the sciences. These include a sense of isolation, a lack of visible role …

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