Student Support Services and Impact on Career Outcomes in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM): A Pilot Study of Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) Programs

本项目的目的是：1)评估（WISE）女性参与科学与工程项目和其他项目对学生职业成果的总体影响；2)开发一种标准化的方法来评估学生的职业成果以及参与WISE项目和相关支持项目的关系；3)在全国选定的机构中进行试点测试和评估方法，以确保各机构之间的普遍性；4)在全国范围内传播模型方法。这种独特的方法将包括一种基于网络的格式，可由各机构在全国范围内使用，并具有后端数据库和分析能力。已确定六所高等教育机构作为试验点参与。这些机构包括：史蒂文斯理工学院，霍博肯，新泽西州；密歇根大学，安娜堡，密歇根州；波多黎各大学，马亚圭斯，PR；德克萨斯州奥斯汀市的德克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校；佛罗里达州迈阿密的佛罗里达国际大学；佐治亚理工学院，亚特兰大，乔治亚州。这六所大学是全国大学的代表，广泛反映了卡内基大学分类，并提供了大量的西班牙裔和非裔美国学生。本研究将产生的产品包括：1)建立一个用户友好的数据收集方法模板，用于跟踪WISE项目和其他支持项目的参与情况和职业成果；2)建立一个全国机构可以使用的网络调查工具和数据收集方法，由CWD进行分析并传播给参与机构；3)开展一项退出调查和一项专业调查，以收集职业成果信息；4)在六所机构进行试点测试的结果。

The purpose of this project 1) to assess the summative impact of (WISE) Women in Science & Enginerring programs and other programs on student career outcomes; 2) to develop a standardized methodology for evaluating student career outcomes and the relationship to participation in WISE programs and related support programs; 3) to pilot-test and evaluate the methodology nationally at selected institutions, to ensure generalizability across institutions, and 4) to disseminate the model methodology nationally. This unique approach will include a web-based format that can be used nationally by institutions, with a back-end database and analysis capability. Six higher education institutions have been identified to participate as pilot sites. These institutions include: Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, PR; the University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX; the Florida International University, Miami, FL; and, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA. These six institutions are representative of institutions nationwide, broadly reflect the Carnegie classification of institutions, and provide significant numbers of Hispanic and African-American students. The products that will result from this study will include: 1) a template for a user-friendly data collection method for tracking WISE program and other support program participation and career outcomes, 2) a web-mediated survey instrument and data collection method that institutions nationwide can use and which will be analyzed by CWD and disseminated to participating institutions, 3) an Exit Survey and a Professional Survey to gather career outcomes information, and 4) the results of a pilot-test at six institutions.