Identifying and Surmounting Impediments to Implementing Diversification Efforts in Engineering Education

这个工程教育研讨会将汇集一个专家小组，以解决为什么在工程学位课程中持续存在代表性不足的长期问题。 讲习班的与会者将确定技术、社会、政治、和/该研讨会的结果可能会为更有效地利用美国多样化人口的努力提供信息，从而提高工程的数量和质量。工程专业的毕业生，以及准备一个更多样化的世纪的劳动力。 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。

This workshop in engineering education will bring together a panel of experts to address the chronic question of why under-representation persists in engineering degree programs. The participants of the workshop will identify the technical, social, political, and/or economic impediments to implementing decades of prior recommendations on mechanisms to enhance racial and ethnic diversity in engineering and develop potential strategies for overcoming these impediments.The results of this workshop can potentially inform more effective efforts to draw on the diverse population of the United States and thus improve both the number and quality of engineering graduates, as well as prepare a more diverse 21st Century workforce. 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.