Evaluating Alliances Supported by the NSF-CISE Broadening Participation in Computing Program

美国科学促进会(AAAS)先进科学与工程能力中心建议对NSF扩大计算参与(BPC)计划的联盟部分进行为期3年的评估。能力中心力求(1)减少所有种族或族裔群体的妇女以及传统上服务不足的群体(非裔美国人、拉丁美洲人、美国印第安人和残疾人)在科学、技术、工程和数学(STEM)方面的代表性不足，以及(2)促进结构改革，提高机构的能力，以帮助所有毕业生成功进入研究生学习和技术劳动力大军。这项拟议的评价--将与每个联盟的评价小组合作进行--将阐明“什么管用”和“什么不管用”的实践智慧，并使从业者能够获得这些经验教训，供他们自己作为联盟进行当地适应，以支持扩大对计算的参与。它希望解决诸如BPC如何影响社区将参与范围从教育扩大到工作场所等问题？在什么情况下，哪些做法对谁来说似乎是有希望的？合作伙伴之间的关系如何成熟，如何被利用，以及如何扩大国家计算社区的影响范围？

The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Center for Advancing Science & Engineering Capacity proposes to develop and execute a 3-year evaluation of the Alliance component of the NSF Broadening Participation in Computing (BPC) program. The Capacity Center seeks to (1) reduce underrepresentation of women of all racial or ethnic groups and those from traditionally underserved groups (African American, Latino, and American Indian, and persons with disabilities) in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), and (2) promote structural changes that grow the capacity of institutions to aid the successful entry of all graduates into postgraduate study and the technical workforce. This proposed evaluation - to be done in collaboration with the evaluation teams from each Alliance - will illuminate the wisdom of practice on "what works" and "what doesn't work" and make these lessons accessible to practitioners for their own local adaptation as alliances that sustain broadening participation in computing. It hopes to address questions such as How is BPC affecting the capacity of the community to broaden participation from education to workplace? What practices seem promising for whom and in what settings? How are relationships among partners maturing, being leveraged, and expanding the sphere of influence within the national computing community?