NDLI: The value of peer-to-peer knowledge transfer for engaging pacific northwest tribes in stem education and oceanographic studies

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Newton, J. Apple, J.
Copyright Year	2011
Description	Author affiliation: Western Washington University, 1900 Shannon Point Road, Anacortes, 98221 USA (Apple, J.) \|\| Applied Physics Laboratory and School of Oceanography - University of Washington, 1013 NE 40th Street, Seattle, 98105 USA (Newton, J.)
Abstract	Students from Native American tribes in the Pacific Northwest United States are under-represented in ocean studies despite tribes' strong cultural ties to the sea for thousands of years. Tribes with lands bordering seawater and who currently use this environment are numerous in the Puget Sound region. Yet entrainment of tribal students into ocean sciences higher education is lacking. Through efforts that span and integrate several programs, we have initiated several successful practices to understand and break through some of the barriers to improve this status. Some solutions are quite straightforward, but not obvious if Native American cultural awareness is not appreciated. One highly successful practice has been use of peer-to-peer knowledge transfer. We have also found that including sampling over the full spectrum of the pelagic ecosystem has been successful. Native American students and their communities are attracted to this work because the data are ecosystem inclusive (water to whales), the content is place-based, and the learning environment focuses on an experiential, student-led, inquiry-based approach - all of which resonate with the Native culture. The utility of this perspective as a contribution to STEM research is obvious. We seek to share our lessons learned with the ocean community to foster a wider and more diverse participation in ocean science.
Starting Page	1
Ending Page	3
File Size	1708871
Page Count	3
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9781457714276
e-ISBN	9780933957398
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2011-09-19
Publisher Place	USA
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	MTS
Subject Keyword	Educational institutions Oceans Ecosystems Cultural differences Knowledge transfer Communities
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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