Researcher and Community Roles in Geoscience Education Research

We present a perspective article that considers the Indigenous evaluation model developed by Wehipeihana (2019), a Māori scholar, as an invitation and a guide to reflect on relationships between geoscience education researchers and collaborating communities. After describing the ‘to/for/with/by/as’ Indigenous evaluation model, we offer a translation into geoscience education research (GER) spaces. Using key indicators and a hypothetical context, we illustrate an application in informal and formal GER spaces. We argue that GER currently occurs mainly as research is done to/for communities. Expanding the field horizons into research with/by or as communities could increase relevancy, representation, innovation, quality, and impact.