PPD-DEI: Supporting Youth with Disabilities in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics: The SIU SY-STEM Project

PPD-DEI：在科学、技术、工程和数学方面支持残疾青年：SIU SY-STEM 项目

• 批准号: 0228133
• 负责人: Paul Bates
• 金额: $ 7.68万
• 依托单位: Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2003
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2003-01-01 至 2005-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0228133&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: PPD; DEI; Supporting; Youth; Disabilities

This project will contribute to our nation's capacity for increasing the number ofpeople with disabilities employed in the science, technology, engineering, andmathematics (STEM) work force by demonstrating the effectiveness of an innovativecombination of person centered career planning activities, ongoing mentoring, and handson experiences in the sciences. This combination of activities is designed to 1.) increaserecognition of the interests and needs of students with disabilities in the STEM careerareas, 2.) create a more supportive academic and professional climate for persons withdisabilities, 3.) promote accessibility and appropriateness of instructional materials andeducational technologies at multiple levels (high school, community college, anduniversity), and 4.) increase the availability of academic enrichment experiences such asmentoring and hands-on experiences in the STEM areas.To meet these broad goals, the SIU SY-STEM project will:*Identify students' preferences and interests for specific STEM-related careerareas.*Increase receptivity of educators (secondary and post-secondary math and scienceeducators) and of guidance counselors for including of students with disabilitiesin STEM-related curriculum experiences.*Impact adaptations, accommodations, and instructional strategies used byeducators in STEM classes and labs at multiple levels.*Foster academic and professional development in STEM related career areas byincreased access to career exploration experiences and mentoring.A fundamental premise of this project is that the best way to impact employment ofpersons with disabilities in the sciences is by simultaneously increasing the numbers ofpeople in the pipeline leading to these careers and enhancing the capacity of secondaryand post-secondary training institutions to successfully include students with disabilities.Twenty-five teams of students, parents, educators, and guidance counselors from 25 highschools in southern Illinois will participate in intensive one-day workshops on personcentered career planning. From these 25 student teams, six students will be selected toparticipate in an intensive, on-campus Summer Institute at Southern Illinois University.This Institute will expose students to a variety of careers in the sciences and engage themin a series of rotations in various lab sciences. University students with disabilities will berecruited to work in close affiliation with a graduate student mentor and faculty mentorsto provide ongoing support for the workshop and Institute participants.The SIU SY-STEM project will impact involvement of persons with disabilities inSTEM areas of study at multiple levels, including the personal and professionaldevelopment of high school and college students with disabilities, and changes in theeducational resources, willingness, and capacity to support these students in high school,community college, and university programs. Although this project is designed as aregional demonstration involving high schools, consortia of community colleges, andSouthern Illinois University, it is the intention of the applicant to sustain this initiative bybuilding broader, more comprehensive regional/national networks and alliances. To thatend, the project includes a comprehensive evaluation component and widespreaddissemination plan.

该项目将通过展示以人为本的职业规划活动、持续的指导和科学实践经验的创新组合的有效性，为我国增加残疾人在科学、技术、工程和数学（STEM）工作队伍中就业的能力做出贡献。这一系列活动的目的是：（1）提高对残疾学生在STEM职业领域的兴趣和需求的认识，2.）为残疾人创造更有利的学术和专业环境，3.）在多个层次（高中、社区学院和大学）促进教学材料和教育技术的可及性和适当性;增加学术丰富经验的可用性，如STEM领域的指导和实践经验。为了实现这些广泛的目标，SIU SY-STEM项目将：* 确定学生对特定STEM相关职业领域的偏好和兴趣。* * 提高教育工作者（中学和中学后数学和科学教育工作者）和指导顾问对将残疾学生纳入STEM相关课程体验的接受程度。影响适应，住宿，和教学策略beducators在STEM类和实验室在多个级别使用。*通过增加获得职业探索经验和指导的机会，促进STEM相关职业领域的学术和专业发展。该项目的一个基本前提是，影响科学领域残疾人就业的最佳方式是同时增加通往这些职业的管道中的人数，并提高中学和大学的能力。来自伊利诺伊州南部25所高中的25支由学生、家长、教育工作者和指导顾问组成的团队将参加为期一天的以人为本的职业规划强化研讨会。 从这25个学生团队中，将选出6名学生参加南伊利诺伊大学的一个密集的校园暑期研究所。该研究所将让学生接触到各种科学职业，并让他们在各种实验室科学中进行一系列轮换。 将招募残疾大学生与研究生导师和教师导师密切合作，为研讨会和研究所参与者提供持续的支持。SIU SY-STEM项目将影响残疾人在多个层面参与STEM研究领域，包括高中和大学残疾学生的个人和专业发展，以及教育资源的变化，愿意和能力，以支持这些学生在高中，社区学院和大学课程。 虽然这个项目的目的是作为区域示范，涉及高中，社区学院联盟，和南伊利诺伊大学，它是申请人的意图，以维持这一倡议，通过建立更广泛，更全面的区域/国家网络和联盟。 为此，该项目包括一个综合评价部分和一个宣传计划。