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Service-Learning
in Undergraduate
Geosciences

Alexandra Beatty, Rapporteur

Board on Science Education

Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education

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Suggested citation: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. (2017). Service-Learning in Undergraduate Geosciences: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/24621.

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STEERING COMMITTEE ON SERVICE-LEARNING IN UNDERGRADUATE GEOSCIENCES—A WORKSHOP

CATHRYN MANDUCA (Chair), Science Education Resource Center, Carleton College

ANTONY BERTHELOTE, Department of Hydrology, Salish Kootenai College

SUE EBANKS, Department of Marine and Environmental Sciences, Savannah State University

SARAH FORTNER, Department of Geology, Wittenberg University

ART GOLDSTEIN, College of Science and Mathematics, Bridgewater State University

EDWARD LAINE, Department of Earth and Oceanographic Science, Bowdoin College

JOHN SALTMARSH, New England Resource Center for Higher Education, University of Massachusetts

SUSAN SULLIVAN, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado

KERRY BRENNER, Study Director

SAMMANTHA MAGSINO, Senior Program Officer, Board on Earth Sciences and Resources

HEIDI SCHWEINGRUBER, Director, Board on Science Education

MIRIAM SCHEIBER, Program Assistant

Suggested Citation:"Front Matter." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2017. Service-Learning in Undergraduate Geosciences: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/24621.
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BOARD ON SCIENCE EDUCATION

ADAM GAMORAN (Chair), William T. Grant Foundation

MELANIE COOPER, Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University

RODOLFO DIRZO, Department of Biology, Stanford University

MATTHEW KREHBIEL, Achieve, Inc.

MICHAEL LACH, Urban Education Institute, University of Chicago

LYNN S. LIBEN, Department of Psychology, The Pennsylvania State University

CATHRYN MANDUCA, Science Education Resource Center, Carleton College

JOHN MATHER, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

BRIAN REISER, School of Education and Social Policy, Northwestern University

MARSHALL “MIKE” SMITH, Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching

ROBERTA TANNER, Thompson School District (retired), Loveland, Colorado

SUZANNE WILSON, Neag School of Education, University of Connecticut

HEIDI SCHWEINGRUBER, Director

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Acknowledgments

This proceedings of a workshop has been reviewed in draft form by individuals chosen for their diverse perspectives and technical expertise. The purpose of this independent review is to provide candid and critical comments that will assist the institution in making its published proceedings as sound as possible and to ensure that the proceedings meets institutional standards for clarity, objectivity, and responsiveness to the charge. The review comments and draft manuscript remain confidential to protect the integrity of the process. We wish to thank the National Academies Research Center for their work gathering literature related to service-learning for the committee’s considerations during the workshop planning process.

We also wish to thank the following individuals for their review of this proceedings: Jonathan M. Harbor, Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Purdue University; Alexandra Moore, Department of Geological Sciences, Cornell University; Linda Silka, Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions, University of Maine; and Susan Sullivan, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder.

Although the reviewers listed above have provided many constructive comments and suggestions, they did not see the final draft of this proceedings of a workshop before its release. The review of this proceedings was overseen by Julie C. Libarkin, Geocognition Research Laboratory and Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Michigan State

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The term “service-learning” generally refers to projects planned as components of academic coursework in which students use knowledge and skills taught in the course to address real needs in their communities. This kind of learning experience, which allows students to focus on critical, reflective thinking and civic responsibility, has become an increasingly popular component of undergraduate science education.

In April 2016, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine planned a workshop to explore the current and potential role of service-learning in undergraduate geosciences education. Participants explored how service learning is being used in geoscience education, its potential benefits, and the strength of the evidence base regarding the nature and benefits of these experiences. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop.

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