Expecting the unexpected: engaging diverse young people in conversations around science

Wilson, Kimberley; Alloway, Todd

doi:10.1007/s13384-012-0084-6

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“…The student leaders are not expected to be "experts"; rather, the emphasis is placed on their contribution as being of value, no matter how small. 26,27 The importance of making the student leaders comfortable and included in the experience extends to making sure that the volunteer university staff and students do not take over from the student leaders when they feel that they are not explaining the demonstrations correctly.…”

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“…As their confidence grows, it has been our experience that they start to undertake demonstrations independently and incorporate their own ways of doing and explaining the experiments without being prompted. The student leaders are not expected to be “experts”; rather, the emphasis is placed on their contribution as being of value, no matter how small. , The importance of making the student leaders comfortable and included in the experience extends to making sure that the volunteer university staff and students do not take over from the student leaders when they feel that they are not explaining the demonstrations correctly.…”

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National Indigenous Science Education Program (NISEP): Outreach Strategies That Facilitate Inclusion

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To ensure that the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) workforce of the future is inclusive of diverse peoples and ideas, there is a need to ensure that STEM outreach activities that encourage students into STEM education and careers are inclusive of and provide equity for people from diverse racial/ethnic, socioeconomic, and academic backgrounds. Since 2004, the National Indigenous Science Education Program (NISEP), based at Macquarie University, Sydney, has been using best ethical and inclusion strategies to engage with Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander school students and their communities. This publication discusses the inclusion and equity strategies utilized by NISEP, including community consultation, student leadership and autonomy, volunteer mentors, and the respectful and best practice use of Indigenous knowledge. These factors have all contributed to NISEP's success in increasing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students' aspiration toward and engagement with secondary and tertiary education.

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confidence: 99%