Literature Analysis and Synthesis of Women of Color in Technology and Computing

该项目将审查和综合现有文献，探讨影响有色人种女性在计算机和技术领域的兴趣、参与、留任和成功的因素。这种类型的项目通知了未来研究的领域，并有助于确定其他人可以实施的有前途的实践。该项目将产生一份报告，帮助STEM教育从业者、STEM雇主和STEM政策制定者了解情况。这个项目是一个混合方法的综合，将分析和整合来自影响有色人种女性在技术和计算高等教育和职业中保留的因素的实证研究结果。关注2000年以来产生的文献，这一综合将解决主要的研究问题：根据现有的实证文献，从早期大学教育到职业生涯，是什么因素影响了有色人种女性在技术和计算机领域的经历、参与和进步？该项目的目标是：(1)建立新的知识和理解影响有色人种女性在技术和计算领域保留的因素；(2)找出研究空白；(3)向该领域的领导者介绍在技术和计算机领域保留有色人种女性的有前途的政策和做法；(4)通过对综合工具和过程的测试和改进，在方法论上做出贡献。该项目由教育和人力资源核心研究计划支持，该计划资助STEM学习和学习环境的基础研究，扩大STEM参与和STEM劳动力发展。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This project will review and synthesize existing literature on factors that impact the interest, participation, retention and success of women of color in computing and technology fields. This type of project informs areas for future research and helps to identify promising practices that others can implement. The project will result in a report to help inform those who are practitioners in STEM education, STEM employers, and STEM policy makers. This project is a mixed-methods meta-synthesis that will analyze and integrate the findings from empirical research on the factors that affect the retention of women of color in technology and computing higher education and careers. Focusing on literature produced since 2000, this synthesis will address the main research question: According to the existing empirical literature, what factors affect the experiences, participation, and advancement of women of color in technology and computing from the stages of early college education through their careers? The goals of the project are to: (1) build new knowledge and understanding of the factors affecting the retention of women of color in technology and computing; (2) identify gaps in research; (3) inform leaders in the field about promising policies and practices that retain women of color in technology and computing; and (4) make methodological contributions through the testing and refinement of meta-synthesis tools and processes. This project is supported by the Education and Human Resources Core Research Program, which funds fundamental research in STEM learning and learning environments, broadening participation in STEM, and STEM workforce development.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.