Inclusive Excellence to Bolster Diversity: A System of Capacity-Building Pathways To and Through Engineering

包容性卓越促进多样性：工程能力建设途径系统

• 批准号: 1160264
• 负责人: Jacquelyn Sullivan
• 金额: $ 53.55万
• 依托单位: University of Colorado at Boulder
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2012
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2012-09-01 至 2016-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1160264&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Inclusive; Excellence; Bolster; Diversity; System

This engineering education research project seeks to further explore the results from a pilot project that indicated that students who come to college under-prepared academically but who develop an engineering professional identity early in the curriculum perform better and are more likely to be retained. By understanding the role of identity on retention and academic success, more effective curricula can be created. A second aspect of the study is to examine, using the national MIDFIELD data set, the potential pool of students from under-represented groups, who can benefit from similar programs, and how identifying such students can expand the pool of qualified students to draw from. The broader significance and importance of this project arises from the potential to dramatically increase the pool of students who have the ability to succeed in undergraduate engineering programs. If the project succeeds in verifying the hypothesis that there is a large pool of students from under-represented groups capable of success, this can significantly increase the STEM pipeline for these groups, and address pressing workforce issues. This project overlaps with NSF's strategic goals of transforming the frontiers through preparation of an engineering workforce with new capabilities and expertise. Additionally NSF's goal of innovating for society is enabled by creating results and research that are useful for society by informing educational policy and practices.

这个工程教育研究项目旨在进一步探索一个试点项目的结果，该项目表明，学生谁来上大学的学术准备不足，但谁开发的工程专业身份在课程的早期表现更好，更有可能被保留。 通过了解身份对保留和学术成功的作用，可以创建更有效的课程。 这项研究的第二个方面是利用全国中场数据集，研究代表性不足群体的学生的潜在群体，他们可以从类似的方案中受益，以及如何确定这些学生可以扩大合格学生的来源。更广泛的意义和重要性，这个项目产生的潜力，以显着增加学生谁有能力在本科工程课程取得成功的池。 如果该项目成功地验证了一个假设，即有大量来自代表性不足群体的学生能够成功，这可以显着增加这些群体的STEM管道，并解决紧迫的劳动力问题。 该项目与NSF的战略目标重叠，即通过准备一支具有新能力和专业知识的工程队伍来改变前沿。 此外，NSF为社会创新的目标是通过为教育政策和实践提供信息来创造对社会有用的结果和研究。