Broadening Participation Research Project: Understanding Barriers to STEM Education for African American Women

潘恩学院提议实施一项名为“了解非裔美国女性STEM教育障碍”的项目。该项目将调查与非裔美国女性在STEM领域不成比例参与相关的潜在因素。具体而言，PI将使用统一的纵向混合方法研究设计确定限制他们在STEM学科中准备的心理和背景障碍。该研究将调查职业决策与自我效能之间的联系，以及学习环境对非裔美国女性坚持STEM的影响。该研究还将确定区分STEM和非STEM非洲裔美国女性的数学和科学中等教育准备模式。该项目将通过提供超越轶事数据的严谨研究，更好地了解少数民族学生，特别是非洲裔美国女性的社会化经历，从而增强有关少数民族的知识体系。这项研究可以在其他hbcu和其他寻求通过为非裔美国女学生设计的整体干预措施来规避背景障碍的机构中复制。它还可以为性别和种族的交叉性提供新的见解。

Paine College proposes to implement a project entitled "Undertanding Barriers to STEM Education for African American Women". The project will investigate the underlying factors linked to the disproportionate participation of African American women in STEM fields. Specifically, the PI will identify the psychological and contextual barriers that limit their preparation in STEM disciplines using a consolidated longitudinal mixed methods research design. The study will investigate the link between career decisions and self-efficacy and the impact of the learning context on African American women's persistence in STEM. The study will also identify patterns of secondary education preparation in math and science that differentiate STEM and non-STEM African American females. The project will enhance the body of knowledge on ethnic minorities by presenting a rigorous research study beyond anecdotal data that gives a better understanding of the socialization experiences of ethnic minority students, especially African American females. The study can be replicated at other HBCUs and other institutions seeking to circumvent contextual barriers through holistic interventions designed for African American female students. It also could provide new insights into the intersectionality of gender and race.