Stepping up - Improving Women and Latino Enrollment and Success in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Programs

向前迈进 - 提高女性和拉丁裔的入学率并提高科学、技术、工程和数学 (STEM) 项目的成功率

• 批准号: 0525444
• 负责人: Alicia Steinhardt
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: Hartnell College
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2005
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2005-10-01 至 2011-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0525444&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Stepping; up; Improving; Women; Latino

Intellectual MeritThis project is attacking the problem of low enrollment and success rates of Latinos and women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics courses and majors on two levels. First, it is improving college-level preparedness of entering freshmen students; and second, it is expanding academic support services to students in STEM "gatekeeper" courses -- courses essential for transfer to further education in any STEM field.Broader ImpactsMeasurable Objectives. The five year project objectives are to increase:__ The number of students enrolling in STEM courses, generally;__The number of Latino and women students enrolling in STEM courses;__Success rates for Latinos and women in STEM courses who participate in the project;__The number of Latino and women students achieving STEM AS degrees;__The number of Latino and women students transferring to four year schools in STEM majors.Methods. Based on documented, successful models, the project is creating a new summer bridge program for incoming freshmen and expanding supplemental instruction (SI) for current students. In addition, the project has created special academic supports for women in science: mentors and a seminar speaker series to showcase role models. The project builds on, links, and leverages previous and existing support that has recently improved the infrastructure of the College's STEM programs, including facilities, equipment, faculty, curriculum, and instructional materials. It is also addressing the needs of high tech local industry for qualified technological professionals in a broad range of occupations.

该项目在两个层面上解决拉丁美洲人和妇女在科学、技术、工程和数学课程和专业中入学率和成功率低的问题。首先，它正在提高大学新生入学的准备程度;其次，它正在扩大对STEM“看门人”课程学生的学术支持服务-这些课程对于转入任何STEM领域的进一步教育至关重要。该五年项目的目标是增加：__一般而言，参加STEM课程的学生人数;__参加STEM课程的拉丁裔和女性学生人数;__参加该项目的STEM课程的拉丁裔和女性学生的成功率;__获得STEM AS学位的拉丁裔和女性学生人数;__转入STEM专业四年制学校的拉丁裔和女性学生人数。根据有文件记录的成功模式，该项目正在为新生创建一个新的夏桥计划，并为现有学生扩大补充教学（SI）。此外，该项目还为科学界的妇女提供了特殊的学术支持：导师和一系列研讨会演讲者，以展示榜样。该项目建立在，链接，并利用以前和现有的支持，最近已经改善了学院的干程序的基础设施，包括设施，设备，教师，课程和教材。它还解决了高科技地方工业对各种职业的合格技术专业人员的需求。