Improving the Participation of Women and Minorities in Engineering

该项目将确定并记录在增加获得本科工程学位的妇女和少数民族人数方面已证明成功的示范国家方法。根据对这些方法的分析，项目工作人员将与州教育和科学技术官员合作，确定州政策选择，并为州和联邦旨在增加女性和少数民族参与工程教育的倡议提出建议。该项目的具体活动包括：编写一份背景文件，综合目前的研究并对目前的州倡议进行编目;由负责管理示范方案的人员编写大约五份文件，重点是从其倡议中吸取的教训;编写一份最后报告，其中载有供州长和国家科学基金会审议的建议。

This project will identify and document model state approaches which have proved successful in increasing the number of women and minorities receiving undergraduate engineering degrees. Based on an analysis of these approaches, the project staff, working with state education and science and technology officials, will identify state policy options and develop recommendations for state and Federal initiatives aimed at increasing female and minority participation in engineering education. Specific activities of the project include: the preparation of a background paper synthesizing current research and cataloging current state initiatives; the preparation of approximately five papers by people responsible for administering model programs focused on lessons learned from their initiatives; and a final report containing recommendations for consideration of the Governors and the National Science Foundation.