SKC Indigenous Research Center Planning Grant

SKC本土研究中心规划补助金

• 批准号: 1445944
• 负责人: Sievert Regina
• 金额: $ 11.55万
• 依托单位: Salish Kootenai College
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2014
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2014-09-01 至 2016-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1445944&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: SKC; Indigenous; Research; Center; Planning

American Indian people are underrepresented in the STEM fields. Tribal colleges are working to develop their research capacity so as to broaden participation in research by American Indian people. Salish Kootenai College (SKC), the tribal college of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, has in recent years likewise been expanding its research work, with both students and faculty. SKC faculty and administration recognize the importance of research in the recruitment and retention of students and faculty, in preparing students for STEM professions and graduate study, and in generating knowledge that benefits tribal communities and the rest of society. An indigenous research center (IRC), the first of its kind at a tribal college, has been envisioned as a means to further develop research capacity and broaden participation in research at SKC and other tribal colleges.As a first step toward the development of such a center, SKC will conduct a self study and needs assessment to gather information that will assist in conceptualizing the center. The one-year study will be led by SKC and will include other tribal and non-tribal colleges, as well as related tribal entities, in gathering data to inform the feasibility, design, role, and operation of an IRC at SKC. A wide array of data types, both quantitative and qualitative, will be collected using a variety of strategies including focus groups, surveys, interviews, site visits, teleconferencing and video conferencing, and archived institutional data. The study will seek answers to questions such as "What kinds of research efforts and resources currently exist at TCUs? What strengths and hindrances related to research work are found within TCUs? What are the research priorities for TCUs? What types of assistance could an IRC provide to support the development of research capacity and broaden participation in research at TCUs? What would be the logistics of establishing and operating an IRC at SKC? Does the IRC align with SKC's vision and mission? What kinds of resources already exist at SKC to support the maintenance of an IRC and what kinds of things would have to be acquired or established?" The needs assessment and self study will occur in stages, adding participants and collecting finer-grained information at each stage. Data will be analyzed in several ways as appropriate for each data type, using descriptive statistics for quantitative data and thematic analysis for qualitative data, for example. A formative report generated after the first few months of the study will inform later stages of the work. A preliminary framework for he IRC will be iteratively revised by a broad range of TCU partners in the later stages of the study. A comprehensive report of the study process and its final findings will be shared with the NSF and project stakeholders and will be made available to a wider audience on the SKC web site.

美国印第安人在STEM领域的代表性不足。部落学院正在努力发展其研究能力，以扩大美洲印第安人对研究的参与。Salish Kootenai学院（SKC）是Salish和Kootenai部落联盟的部落学院，近年来也在扩大其学生和教师的研究工作。SKC的教师和管理认识到研究在招聘和留住学生和教师，为学生准备STEM专业和研究生学习，以及产生有利于部落社区和社会其他地区的知识的重要性。 土著研究中心（IRC）是在一个部落学院中建立的第一个此类中心，它被设想为进一步发展研究能力和扩大参与SKC和其他部落学院研究的一种手段。作为发展这样一个中心的第一步，SKC将进行自我研究和需求评估，以收集有助于中心概念化的信息。 这项为期一年的研究将由SKC领导，并将包括其他部落和非部落学院，以及相关的部落实体，收集数据，为SKC IRC的可行性，设计，作用和运作提供信息。 将采用各种战略，包括重点小组、调查、访谈、实地访问、电话会议和视频会议以及存档的机构数据，收集各种类型的定量和定性数据。 这项研究将寻求对诸如“技合单位目前有哪些研究工作和资源？ 在技术合作单位内发现了哪些与研究工作有关的优势和障碍？ 技术合作单位的研究重点是什么？ 中心可以提供哪些类型的援助，以支持发展研究能力和扩大对技术合作单位研究的参与？ 在SKC建立和运营IRC的后勤工作是什么？ IRC是否与SKC的愿景和使命一致？ SKC已经有什么样的资源来支持IRC的维护，需要购买或建立什么样的东西？“需求评估和自我研究将分阶段进行，在每个阶段增加参与者并收集更细粒度的信息。 将根据每种数据类型，以几种适当的方式对数据进行分析，例如，对定量数据使用描述性统计，对定性数据使用专题分析。 在研究的头几个月后产生的形成性报告将为以后阶段的工作提供信息。 在研究的后期阶段，技术协调股的广泛合作伙伴将反复修订IRC的初步框架。 研究过程的综合报告及其最终结果将与NSF和项目利益相关者分享，并将在SKC网站上提供给更广泛的受众。