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: 1659195
• 负责人: Neil Harvey
• 金额: $ 37.33万
• 依托单位: New Mexico State University
• 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=1659195&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项目集研究和教育于一体，具有科学和社会效益。移民政策本科研究REU网站将为本科研究人员提供与美国墨西哥边境地区面临的问题相关的社会科学研究方法的培训，特别是在埃尔帕索/拉斯克鲁塞斯地区。随着关于边境的政治辩论成为焦点，需要更多的实地研究，以真正了解执法措施的性质及其对边境社区在一个高度动态和复杂的地区的影响。学生将学习收集和分析定性和定量数据的技术，因为他们与参与移民和边境执法辩论的当地组织合作。目标是产生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。学生将探索与入境口岸的边境执法、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有关的主题。该项目将有助于为学术界、政府和私人领域培养下一代应用社会科学家，同时也有助于撰写有关移民政策的文献。该项目旨在填补有关移民和边境安全的州和联邦政策对当地影响的现有文献中的空白，同时准备本科生（特别是代表性不足的学生）使用基于社区的参与式研究（CBPR）进行学术STEM研究和职业。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)为学生提供开展CBPR所需的研究技能；3)为学生提供机会，让他们参与与移民政策社会影响相关的跨学科研究项目，进行高质量的CBPR，并在学术场所分享他们的发现。学生活动将在为期十周的暑期课程中进行，包括七个方法论研讨会，教师指导，实地考察和合作研究，从而产生书面和视觉产品。