Communications Earth & Environment (Oct 2021)

Highlighting altruism in geoscience careers aligns with diverse US student ideals better than emphasizing working outdoors

  • Samantha C. Carter,
  • Elizabeth M. Griffith,
  • Theresa A. Jorgensen,
  • Karin G. Coifman,
  • W. Ashley Griffith

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-021-00287-4
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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The prospect of working outdoors, which has commonly been emphasized in geoscience recruitment, is less attractive to students than altruistic factors when considering future career paths, according to a survey of students in a diverse southwestern US college.