Increasing the Representation of Women, Minorities and the Physically Disabled in Science & Engineering: A Survey & Analysis of Efforts at Selected U.S. Colleges &

国家对科学、工程和技术人员的需求日益增加，这使得美国人口的各个阶层都必须参与这些领域的工作。在攻读理工科学位的学生中，妇女、某些少数群体和身体残障人士的比例仍然偏低。各高校努力通过大学预科计划培养学生兴趣和技能，招生计划将学生带入理工科专业，以及保留计划以提高毕业率，努力增加这些目标群体在理工科的参与度。然而，这些方案和服务的范围和有效性还没有得到审查，特别是在本科生和研究生层面。通过针对顶尖研究型大学、少数族裔机构和女子学院的调查和密集的案例研究，该项目将确定这些美国机构目前提供的旨在增加女性、少数族裔和身体残疾学生在科学和工程领域的参与的项目和服务的数量、类型和有效性。该项目的结果将通过关于招生和留住工作的会议以及出版和分发一份关于招收和留住理工科女学生、少数民族学生和残疾学生的报告来传播。该项目将对国家科学基金会和国家理解和实施计划做出重要贡献，以扩大对科学和工程的参与。

The increasing national need for science, engineering and technological personnel make the participation of all sectors of the U.S. population in these areas imperative. Women, certain minority groups, and physically disabled persons continue to be underrepresented among those pursuing science and engineering degrees. Colleges and universities have made efforts to increase the participation of these target groups in science and engineering through precollege programs to develop student interest and skills, recruitment programs to bring students into science and engineering majors, and retention programs to improve graduation rates. However, the extent and effectiveness of these programs and services has not been examined, especially at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Through surveys and intensive case studies directed at top research universities, minority institutions, and women's colleges, this project will determine the number, types, and effectiveness of programs and services currently housed at these U.S. institutions which are aimed at increasing the participation of female, minority, and physically disabled students in science and engineering. Findings of the project will be disseminated through a conference on recruitment and retention efforts and through the publication and distribution of a report on the recruitment and retention of female, minority, and physically disabled students in science and engineering. The project will make an important contribution to NSF and national understanding and implementation programs to broaden participation in science and engineering.