REU Site: Collaborative Research: Undergraduate Research in Immigration Policy

REU 网站：合作研究：移民政策本科生研究

• 批准号: 1659189
• 负责人: Jeremy Slack
• 金额: $ 8.01万
• 依托单位: University of Texas at El Paso
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2017-09-01 至 2021-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1659189&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Collaborative; Research; Undergraduate

This project is funded from the Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Sites program in the SBE Directorate. The REU program has both scientific and societal benefits integrating research and education. The Undergraduate Research on Immigration Policy REU Site will provide undergraduate researchers with training in social science research methods related to issues facing the U.S. Mexico border region, particularly in the El Paso/Las Cruces area. With political debates about the border taking center stage, more on the ground research is needed to truly understand the nature of enforcement measures and their impacts on border communities in a highly dynamic and complex region. Students will learn techniques for collecting and analyzing qualitative and quantitative data as they collaborate with local organizations engaged with immigration and border enforcement debates. The goal is to produce research that is highly relevant to local needs, rather than academic research based purely on theoretical concerns. Students will explore topics related to border enforcement at the ports of entry, interior checkpoints, enforcement between ports and relationships between law enforcement, and the larger community. This project will help to produce the next generation of applied social scientists for the academy, in government, and the private sphere, while also contributing to the literature on immigration policy.The project seeks to fill a gap in existing literature regarding the local impacts of state and federal policies regarding immigration and border security, while preparing undergraduate students (especially underrepresented students) to pursue academic STEM studies and careers using Community Based Participatory Research (CBPR). The program has three main goals: 1) Further develop CBPR as a framework for education and research methodology; 2) Provide students the research skills necessary for conducting CBPR; and 3) Provide students with opportunities to conduct quality CBPR by involving them in interdisciplinary research projects related to the social impacts of immigration policy and to share their findings in scholarly venues. Student activities will be grounded within a ten-week summer program comprised of seven methodology workshops, faculty mentorship, a field trip and collaborative research resulting in written and visual products.

该项目由 SBE 理事会的本科生研究经验 (REU) 站点计划资助。 REU 计划将研究和教育融为一体，具有科学和社会效益。移民政策本科生研究 REU 站点将为本科生研究人员提供与美国墨西哥边境地区（特别是埃尔帕索/拉斯克鲁塞斯地区）所面临问题相关的社会科学研究方法的培训。随着有关边境的政治辩论成为焦点，需要进行更多的实地研究，以真正了解执法措施的性质及其对高度动态和复杂地区的边境社区的影响。学生在与参与移民和边境执法辩论的当地组织合作时，将学习收集和分析定性和定量数据的技术。目标是开展与当地需求高度相关的研究，而不是纯粹基于理论问题的学术研究。学生将探讨与入境口岸边境执法、内部检查站、港口之间的执法以及执法部门与更大社区之间的关系相关的主题。该项目将有助于为学院、政府和私人领域培养下一代应用社会科学家，同时也为有关移民政策的文献做出贡献。该项目旨在填补有关州和联邦移民和边境安全政策对当地影响的现有文献的空白，同时帮助本科生（特别是代表性不足的学生）利用基于社区的参与性研究（CBPR）进行学术 STEM 研究和职业生涯。该计划有三个主要目标：1）进一步发展 CBPR 作为教育和研究方法的框架； 2）为学生提供进行CBPR所需的研究技能； 3) 为学生提供进行高质量 CBPR 的机会，让他们参与与移民政策的社会影响相关的跨学科研究项目，并在学术场所分享他们的研究结果。学生活动将基于为期十周的夏季计划，包括七个方法论研讨会、教师指导、实地考察以及产生书面和视觉产品的合作研究。