Recruitment and Retention of Women in Engineering and Engineering Technology

工程和工程技术领域女性的招聘和保留

• 批准号: 1801039
• 负责人: Mobin Rastgar Agah
• 金额: $ 22.5万
• 依托单位: Norwalk Community College
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2018-09-01 至 2024-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1801039&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Recruitment; Retention; Women; Engineering; Technology

Because men make up more than two-thirds of the manufacturing workforce in the United States, women are an untapped resource of talent to help US manufacturers become more globally competitive. Working collaboratively with industry partners to address the regional demand for gender-diversity in engineering and engineering technology (E&ET) occupations, this project at Norwalk Community College in Connecticut aims to to attract more females to the college E&ET education programs. Building on research findings, the project will focus on the following student-centered objectives: (1) designing and implementing strategies for recruiting and retaining female students in E&ET programs; (2) retaining female students by implementing high-impact practices within courses and through student support programs; and (3) designing and delivering a contextualized Intermediate algebra course that includes research based methods for increasing success rates of female students. Because the college has recently been designated a Hispanic Serving Institution, the project will strive to increase in the number of Hispanic female students, further supporting the diversification of the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics workforce. A comprehensive evaluation will be completed to help determine which strategies work best and for whom. This project may provide a model that other community colleges and employers can use to increase workforce diversity.The new recruitment and retention strategies will build upon earlier ATE projects that have been conducted at peer institutions and use resources that have been developed to address the gender gap in E&ET programs. Panel discussions with local business and industry partners will aim to raise awareness of the program on campus and encourage faculty to enhance their course curricula. Using online training and campus workshops, faculty will learn about tools and techniques for supporting diverse learners and how to apply these techniques to their courses. The project will design and pilot a contextualized Intermediate Algebra course, because most of the college E&ET students start at that level, and it is a required course for undecided students. Female students enrolled in that course will be encouraged to pursue a degree in E&ET. The course will include female friendly examples, group work in class, and team projects where women can develop a sense of community and ownership over their learning. This course will be a model for other faculty members who aim to incorporate context- and female-supportive practices in their curriculum.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.

由于男性占美国制造业劳动力的三分之二以上，女性是一种尚未开发的人才资源，可以帮助美国制造商提高全球竞争力。该项目位于康涅狄格州诺沃克社区学院，与行业合作伙伴合作，满足该地区对工程和工程技术 (E&ET) 职业性别多样性的需求，旨在吸引更多女性参加大学 E&ET 教育项目。根据研究结果，该项目将重点关注以下以学生为中心的目标：(1) 设计和实施在 E&ET 项目中招募和留住女学生的策略； (2) 通过在课程中实施高影响力的做法和学生支持计划来留住女学生； (3) 设计和提供情境化的中级代数课程，其中包括基于研究的方法，以提高女学生的成功率。由于该学院最近被指定为西班牙裔服务机构，因此该项目将努力增加西班牙裔女学生的数量，进一步支持科学、技术、工程和数学劳动力的多元化。将完成全面评估，以帮助确定哪些策略最有效以及最适合谁。该项目可以为其他社区学院和雇主提供一个可以用来增加劳动力多样性的模型。新的招聘和保留策略将建立在同行机构开展的早期 ATE 项目的基础上，并利用为解决 E&ET 项目中的性别差距而开发的资源。与当地商业和行业合作伙伴的小组讨论旨在提高校园内对该项目的认识，并鼓励教师加强他们的课程设置。通过在线培训和校园研讨会，教师将了解支持不同学习者的工具和技术，以及如何将这些技术应用到他们的课程中。该项目将设计和试点一门情境化的中级代数课程，因为大多数大学E&ET学生都是从该级别开始的，这是尚未决定的学生的必修课。我们将鼓励就读该课程的女学生攻读 E&ET 学位。该课程将包括女性友好的例子、课堂小组工作以及团队项目，让女性能够在学习中培养社区意识和主人翁意识。 该课程将为其他旨在将背景和女性支持实践纳入课程的教员树立榜样。该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优点和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。