EarthSpace

Building a Diverse Geoscience Workforce

Reference

Type of Resource:

Journal Article

Author

R. Heather Macdonald, Robert H. Blodgett, Janet Hodder

URL

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2012EO500007/abstract

Bibliographic Reference Information

Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union, 93(50), 526.

DOI: 10.1029/2012EO500007

Short description

Building a strong and diverse geoscience workforce is a critical national challenge. An important role is played by 2-year colleges in increasing both the number and diversity of geoscience graduates. 

Topics

Workforce development; Teaching introductory courses; Teaching the undergraduate STEM major

Submitted By:

First Name:	Heather
Last Name:	Dalton
Institution:	Lunar and Planetary Institute
Date:	01/22/2013