Research on Faculty Change: Adoption of Practices that Support Gender Diversity in Undergraduate Computing

教师变动研究：在本科计算机中采用支持性别多样性的实践

• 批准号: 1659725
• 负责人: Lecia Barker
• 金额: $ 2.05万
• 依托单位: University of Colorado at Boulder
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2016
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2016-08-31 至 2017-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1659725&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Research; Faculty; Change; Adoption; Practices

Despite widespread development and dissemination of research-based practices that can reverse the gender imbalance in computer science, typical teaching practices make computing less inviting to women than to men and lead to women's greater attrition. Women's participation in computing is lower than it is in nearly every other STEM discipline and unique in its downward trend.This project is a triangulated study to identify the conditions that influence computer science (CS) faculty members' adoption of practices that improve gender diversity in CS. Data are being collected using observation, interview, and survey methods. The analysis includes qualitative data interpretation and statistical regression methods. After piloting, the national survey is planning over three hundred responses. Findings are expected to advance knowledge about faculty adoption of effective teaching practices, faculty adoption of gender inclusive practices, and diffusion of innovative teaching practices. The PIs and consultants are contributors to the National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT). An advisory board of scientists with extensive experience will ensure that all facets of the research are of the highest quality. Active dissemination of results is designed to inform scholars, policy makers and practitioners.

尽管基于研究的实践的广泛发展和传播可以扭转计算机科学中的性别失衡，但典型的教学实践使计算机对女性的吸引力不如男性，导致女性的流失更大。女性在计算机领域的参与度低于几乎所有其他STEM学科，而且其下降趋势是独一无二的。本项目是一项三角研究，旨在确定影响计算机科学（CS）教师采用改善CS性别多样性的实践的条件。通过观察、访谈和调查等方法收集数据。分析包括定性数据解释和统计回归方法。在试点之后，全国调查计划有300多份回复。研究结果有望促进对教师采用有效教学实践、教师采用性别包容性实践以及创新教学实践传播的认识。pi和顾问是国家妇女信息技术中心（NCWIT）的贡献者。一个由经验丰富的科学家组成的顾问委员会将确保研究的各个方面都是最高质量的。积极传播成果的目的是为学者、决策者和实践者提供信息。