Investigating Practices to Promote Student Safety and Inclusivity at Archaeological Field Schools

Summary

This is a poster submission presented at the 2022 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology.

The advancement of archeological field training involves the incorporation of new methods and the refinement of pedagogical techniques to ensure that students have inclusive, supportive experiences that prepare them for a career in the field and promote a sense of belonging and identity within the profession. This poster provides an overview of an ongoing effort to study how archeological field schools conceive and promote safe and inclusive learning environments in often complex and stressful learning environments, and to promote a set of best practices to improve access and acceptance for the next generations of archeologists. We review our methodological approaches, current results to date, and future plans. This research is supported by a National Science Foundation Improving Undergraduate STEM Education award.

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• 2022 SHA Poster Submissions   •
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Contact(s): Society for Historical Archaeology