Collaborative Research: Windows of Opportunity-Understanding Black Male Engineers in the Pursuit of Advanced Degrees

合作研究：机会之窗——了解黑人男性工程师追求高级学位

基本信息

批准号：
1828347
负责人：
Jerrod Henderson
金额：
$ 19.94万
依托单位：
University of Houston
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 2022-08-31
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1828347&HistoricalAwards=false
关键词：
Collaborative Research Windows Opportunity Understanding

项目摘要

Producing graduates with science, technology, engineering and mathematics competencies continues to be a national concern and priority. Research has suggested the United States workforce may suffer a deficit of one million STEM graduates over the next decade. Annually, less than half of the three million students who enter U.S. colleges intending to major in a STEM field persist in STEM until graduation. The situation is worse among groups (i.e., African American, Hispanic, and Native American) traditionally underrepresented in STEM. For example, in engineering, underrepresented groups account for just 16% of all undergraduate students; those who decided to major in engineering switch to non-STEM fields before graduation twice as often as White students. The representation of Black males particularly continues to be a challenge. Each year, about 64% of White males earn a bachelor's degree in engineering, compared to about 5% of African American males. At the graduate level, Black males only account for 3% and 1.7% of STEM master's and doctoral degrees, respectively. Moreover, Black males account for 3.6% of the engineering workforce and a dismal 2.5% of engineering faculty. This collaborative research focuses on understanding the factors that influence the decisions of Black males to pursue advanced engineering degrees, uncovering the assets/strengths that Black males possess who persist or plan to continue in engineering beyond the baccalaureate degree, and determining the role of academic self-concept and engineering identity in the intent to pursue advanced engineering degrees. This study includes Black male engineering students, advanced degree holders and faculty from a Predominantly White Institution (University of Connecticut), a Hispanic-serving institution (University of Houston), a Historically Black University (Prairie View Agricultural & Mechanical University) and from members of the National Society of Black Engineers. This project pursues three research questions: 1) What factors influenced Black males to pursue graduate degrees in engineering? 2) What assets/strengths do Black males possess who persist or plan to continue in engineering beyond undergraduate studies? 3) What role does academic self-concept and engineering identity play in the intent to pursue advanced degrees among Black males? To answer these questions, the project employs a mixed-method approach. Data sources include formal semi-structured interviews and surveys. This project uniquely contributes to research literature on cultural capital, anti-deficit achievement, and engineering identity work. The evaluation uses a values-engaged, educative approach. This work stands to influence the recruitment and retention of engineering graduate students and give insight into creating a pipeline for Black male engineering faculty. This work will be leveraged to create a national Black male engineering colloquium devoted to sharing relevant research along with career development and graduate school opportunities.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.

具有科学，技术，工程和数学能力的毕业生仍然是国家关注和优先事项。研究表明，在接下来的十年中，美国的劳动力可能会遇到100万STEM毕业生的赤字。每年，进入打算在STEM领域进行专业的美国大学的三百万学生中，只有不到一半，直到毕业。在STEM中，群体（即非裔美国人，西班牙裔和美国原住民）的局势在STEM中的情况较差。例如，在工程学中，代表性不足的小组仅占所有本科生的16％；那些决定主修工程学的人在毕业之前转移到非茎领域的频率是白人学生的频率两倍。黑人男性的代表尤其是一个挑战。每年，约有64％的白人男性获得工程学学士学位，而非裔美国人约有5％。在研究生水平上，黑人男性仅占STEM硕士学位和博士学位的3％和1.7％。此外，黑人男性占工程劳动力的3.6％，占工程学院的2.5％。这项合作研究的重点是理解影响黑人男性决定攻读高级工程学位的决定的因素，揭示了黑人男性所拥有的资产/优势，这些资产/优势坚持不懈地持续或计划继续在学士学位的工程中继续进行工程，并确定学术自我构成和工程认同的作用，以追求高级工程工程学。这项研究包括黑人男性工程专业的学生，高级学位持有者和主要是白人机构（康涅狄格大学），西班牙裔服务机构（休斯顿大学），历史悠久的黑人大学（大草原观点农业与机械大学）和国家黑人工程师的成员。该项目提出了三个研究问题：1）哪些因素影响了黑人男性攻读工程研究生学位？ 2）黑人男性拥有哪些资产/优势，谁能坚持或计划在本科学习之外继续进行工程学？ 3）学术自我概念和工程身份在攻读黑人男性的高级学位方面起着什么作用？为了回答这些问题，该项目采用了混合方法。数据源包括正式的半结构访谈和调查。该项目为有关文化资本，反缺陷成就和工程认同工作的研究提供了独特的贡献。该评估采用了一种价值观的教育方法。这项工作将影响工程研究生的招聘和保留，并深入了解为黑人男性工程学院创建管道。这项工作将被利用，以创建一个全国性的黑人男性工程座谈会，专门用于共享相关研究以及职业发展和研究生院机会。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并被认为是值得通过基金会的知识分子的智力优点和更广泛的影响来通过评估来支持的。

项目成果

期刊论文数量（5）

专著数量（0）

科研奖励数量（0）

会议论文数量（0）

专利数量（0）

Preparing African American Males for College: A Group Counseling Approach

为非裔美国男性上大学做好准备：团体咨询方法

DOI：
10.1080/01933922.2020.1740846
发表时间：
2020
期刊：
The Journal for Specialists in Group Work
影响因子：
0
作者：
Hines, Erik M.;Hines, Mia R.;Moore, James L.;Steen, Sam;Singleton, Paul;Cintron, Dakota;Golden, Monique N.;Traverso, Kimberly;Wathen, Bobbi-Jo;Henderson, Jerrod
通讯作者：
Henderson, Jerrod

Circle of success—An interpretative phenomenological analysis of how Black engineering students experience success

成功之环——对黑人工程专业学生如何体验成功的解释性现象学分析

DOI：
10.1002/jee.20509
发表时间：
2023
期刊：
Journal of Engineering Education
影响因子：
3.4
作者：
Henderson, Jerrod A.;Junqueira, Waldemiro;Benjamin, Le Shorn S.;Hines, Erik M.;Alarcón, Jeannette D.;Davis, Jared L.;Cavazos, Sebastian
通讯作者：
Cavazos, Sebastian

FACTORS IMPACTING ENGINEERING ADVANCED DEGREE PURSUIT AND ATTAINMENT AMONG BLACK MALES

影响黑人男性追求和获得工程高级学位的因素

DOI：
10.1615/jwomenminorscieneng.2021036005
发表时间：
2022
期刊：
Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering
影响因子：
0
作者：
Henderson, Jerrod A.;Hines, Erik M.;Boyce, Ayesha;Golden, Monique;Singleton II, Paul;Davis, Jared L.;Slack, Tyron;Junqueira, Waldemiro
通讯作者：
Junqueira, Waldemiro

It’s a Vibe: understanding the graduate school experiences of Black male engineering faculty

这是一种氛围：了解黑人男性工程教师的研究生经历

DOI：
10.1108/jme-01-2022-0013
发表时间：
2022
期刊：
Journal for Multicultural Education
影响因子：
1.1
作者：
Henderson, Jerrod A.;Hines, Erik M.;Davis, Jared L.;Benjamin, Le Shorn;Alarcón, Jeannette D.;Slack, Tyron
通讯作者：
Slack, Tyron

Is the “E” in Engineering for Entrepreneurship? An Emerging Concept of Entrepreneurial Engineering Identity

工程中的“E”是创业精神吗？