STEMing the Tide: Exploring Factors Related to Minority Males Interest, Engagement and Achievement in Mathematics and Science

智力优势：本次研讨会将召集教育和社会科学领域的研究人员，与STEM专业人士一起回顾、探索和回应与少数族裔男性在科学和数学领域取得成功有关的身份因素的研究。将讨论以下主题：(1)少数族裔男性性别认同对科学和数学兴趣和参与的影响，特别关注男子气概和男子气概的概念是如何相关的；(2)性别角色社会化及其对少数民族男性和男孩科学和数学内容教学的影响；(3)影响少数民族男性和男孩对科学和数学专业和职业的兴趣和进入的制度和组织模式和方案（例如，学校设计，同性课堂）和途径；(4)共同的兴趣和目标（例如，基于证据的举措），以及研究人员和STEM从业者的合作机会。更广泛的影响：本次研讨会将促进关注和发展围绕许多少数民族男子和男孩的教育机会和挑战的知识库。研讨会的手稿将在一份主要杂志的特刊上分发，重点是数学和科学方面的少数民族男子和男孩，并通过一本在全国发行的编辑书籍分发。研讨会将是一个重要的论坛，以激发相似兴趣的研究人员和STEM从业者之间的合作和网络，以潜在地开发未来的NSF研究资助提案。

Intellectual Merit: This symposium will convene researchers in education and the social sciences with practicing STEM professionals to review, explore, and respond to research on identity factors linked to minority male success in science and mathematics. The following topics will be addressed: (1) the impact of minority male gender identity on interest and engagement in science and mathematics, with particular interest in how conceptions of manhood and masculinity are relevant; (2) gender role socialization and implications for teaching and learning of science and mathematics content for minority men and boys; (3) institutional and organizational models and programs (e.g., school design, same-sex classroom) and pathways that influence minority men and boys' interest and entry into science and math majors and careers; and (4) shared interests and goals (e.g., evidence-based initiatives), and collaboration opportunities for researchers and STEM practitioners.Broader Impacts: This symposium will serve as a catalyst for focusing on and developing a knowledge base around the educational opportunities and challenges of many minority men and boys. Manuscripts from the symposium will be distributed in a special issue of a major journal focusing on minority men and boys in math and science, as well as through an edited book with national distribution. The symposium will be a significant forum to inspire collaborations and networks among similarly interested researchers and STEM practitioners to potentially development future NSF research grant proposals.