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EOS, TRANSACTIONS AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION, VOL. 89, NO. 27, doi:10.1029/2008EO270002, 2008

Survey of Geoscience Departments Finds Shared Goals and Challenges

Randall M. Richardson

Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, USA


Carol J. Ormand

Science Education Resource Center, Carleton College, Northfield, Minn., USA


Abstract

Results of an online survey of a broad variety of geoscience departments at Canadian and U.S. colleges and universities have indicated a striking degree of common perspective across institution types. In the survey, which was sent to 900 institutions and completed by 364 respondents (for a response rate of nearly 40%), respondents noted that three of the most important measures of a successful department were effective curricula; recruitment of students, staff, and faculty; and building partnerships within and outside of their institutions.

Published 1 July 2008.

Index Terms: 0810 Education: Post-secondary education; 0820 Education: Curriculum and laboratory design; 0850 Education: Geoscience education research.

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Citation: Richardson, R. M., and C. J. Ormand (2008), Survey of Geoscience Departments Finds Shared Goals and Challenges, Eos Trans. AGU, 89(27), doi:10.1029/2008EO270002.