GC Insights: Diversifying the geosciences in higher education: a manifesto for change

Abstract There is still a significant lack of diversity and equity in geoscience education, even after decades of work and widespread calls for improvement and action. We join fellow community voices in calls for improved diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice in the geosciences. Here, in this manifesto, we present a list of opportunities for educators to bring about this cultural shift within higher education: (1) advocating for institutional change, (2) incorporating diverse perspectives and authors in curricula, (3) teaching historical and socio-political contexts of geoscience information, (4) connecting geoscience principles to more geographically diverse locations, (5) implementing different communication styles that consider different ways of knowing and learning, and (6) empowering learner transformation and agency.

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: GC Insights: Diversifying the geosciences in higher education: a manifesto for change ; volume:5 ; number:3 ; year:2022 ; pages:275-280 ; extent:6 ; Geoscience communication ; 5, Heft 3 (2022), 275-280 (gesamt 6)

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Erziehung, Schul- und Bildungswesen

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Hall, Caitlyn A. ; Illingworth, Sam ; Mohadjer, Solmaz ; Koll, Roxy Mathew ; Poku, Craig ; Otu-Larbi, Frederick ; Reano, Darryl ; Freilich, Mara ; Veisaga, Maria-Luisa ; Valencia, Miguel ; Morales, Joey

Further information

• DOI: 10.5194/gc-5-275-2022
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2022092205145949331947
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
• Last update: 15.08.2025, 7:34 AM CEST