UNRECOGNIZED CAPITAL FOR UNDERREPRESENTED YOUTH John Drazan

Kalea Gore

John Scott

Traditional Scientific Outreach Approach

• Creation of Scientific Outreach Material n

the Ivory Tower

The Poor Unwashed Masses

A more Generative Approach to Scientific Outreach

Distribution of Scientific

Outreach Material

John Drazan

Creation of

Scientific Outreach Material

Kalea Gore

Community Participation, Creation and

Feedback

John Scott

LEVERAGING EXPERIMENTAL AND CREDENTIALING CAPITAL FOR MORE INCLUSIVE OUTREACHJohn Drazan

Overview of Presentation

•Statement of the Problem•My approach to scientific outreach•Applying an STS frame work to my work for critical analysis and dispersion

My background

Thought Experiment for Scientific Outreach

Hey Kids, You should study

Science because is valuable

Students

Scientist

Interests

Sports

Music

Video Games

Science

Thought Experiment for Scientific Outreach

Sounds good, we like science

Hey Kids, You should study

Science because is valuable

What about us?

An interest in STEM is a prerequisite to

Be engaged with the Pipeline!

Utilizing Unrecognized Capital for Youth Outreach

• What is capital?• A knowledge, ability or passion that can be utilized to create value

• What makes it unrecognized?• It is not perceived or utilized by traditional institutions or educational methods.

• Generative Interpretation?• This resource is being misused and lost to the community

• This resource is being exploitively extracted through commercial purchases

Credentialing CapitalWhy did I become

interested in Science to

start with and who would

care?

Scientist

Experimental Capital

Where are there

intersections between my interests and my research?

Scientist

A new Inclusive Approach to OutreachCredentialing Capital:Create an authentic connection with the kids through a shared interest

Experimental Capital:Involve the students in activities that utilize science to improve shared passion

Credentialing Capital: Students recast themselves as scientists and have new credentials

Reclamation of Capital by the Community

Increased participation by scientists

[1] E. Andrews and A. Weaver, “Scientists and public outreach: Participation, motivations, and impediments,” J. Geosci. Educ., no. November 2004, pp. 1–22, 2005.

[2] K. Kitts, “The paradox of middle and high school students’ attitudes towards science versus their attitudes about science as a career,” J. Geosci. Educ., vol. 57, no. 2, pp. 159–164, 2009.

Applications of Generative Justice in a Grassroots effort to improve youth outcomes in the Capital Region