Collaborative Research: Identifying Participation Barriers to Computer Science Education in Rural Mississippi

合作研究：确定密西西比州农村地区计算机科学教育的参与障碍

• 批准号: 1837543
• 负责人: Marcus Golden
• 金额: $ 2.67万
• 依托单位: Mississippi Valley State University
• 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: 2018-10-01 至 2022-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1837543&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Collaborative; Research; Identifying; Participation; Barriers

The primary goal of the small strand, K-14 project "Collaborative Research: Identifying Participation Barriers to Computer Science Education in Rural Mississippi" is to develop a researcher-practitioner partnership (RPP) to identify barriers to participation in computer science education in high poverty, rural areas of Mississippi. In the past two years, a collaborative effort between the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) and Mississippi State University's (MSU's) Research and Curriculum Unit (RCU) implemented a statewide computer science pilot offered free of charge to K-12 schools. Entering the third year of the pilot, 74 of 148 school districts in the state are now offering computer science courses; however, it has been observed that districts situated in the most rural, highest poverty, and lowest income areas in the state (primarily the Delta region) are not participating in the opportunity to provide their teachers free computer science professional development and thereby offer students access to courses that would begin preparing them for jobs in a very high-demand, high-salary career. Through a RPP, issues and perceptions will be investigated to determine why these districts are not taking advantage of this opportunity to offer computer science education in the classrooms.This collaborative project between MSU and Mississippi Valley State University (MVSU), a four-year institution of higher learning located in the Delta, will form a partnership with teachers, administrators, and counselors from six districts in the area surrounding MVSU, as well as the local community college, business owners, community leaders, and parents, to identify issues acting as barriers or constraints to computer science education opportunities. Identifying and addressing the root causes of the lack of participation in these types of demographic and geographic areas will give a voice to those who are most directly involved, while also transforming perceptions of computer science and broadening participation in the field based on contributions from more diverse groups, primarily African American teachers and students.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.

小股，K-14项目的主要目标“合作研究：确定农村密西西比计算机科学教育的参与障碍”是发展研究者-实践者伙伴关系（RPP），以确定在高度贫困，密西西比农村地区参与计算机科学教育的障碍。在过去的两年中，密西西比教育部（MDE）和密西西比州立大学（MSU）的研究和课程单位（RCU）之间的合作努力实施了一项免费提供给K-12学校的全州计算机科学试点。进入试点的第三年，该州148个学区中有74个现在提供计算机科学课程;然而，人们注意到，位于最偏远、最贫困的地区，和最低收入地区（主要是三角洲地区）没有参与为教师提供免费计算机科学专业发展的机会，从而为学生提供课程这将使他们开始为高要求、高薪水的职业做好准备。通过RPP，问题和看法将进行调查，以确定为什么这些地区没有利用这个机会，在教室里提供计算机科学教育。密歇根州立大学和密西西比谷州立大学（MVSU），一个四年制高等学府位于三角洲之间的合作项目，将形成与教师，管理人员，来自MVSU周边地区六个地区的顾问，以及当地社区学院，企业主，社区领袖和家长，以确定作为计算机科学教育机会的障碍或限制的问题。查明和解决这些人口和地理区域缺乏参与的根本原因，将使那些最直接参与的人有发言权，同时也改变对计算机科学的看法，并根据更多样化群体的贡献扩大对该领域的参与，该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并被认为是值得通过使用基金会的知识产权评估的支持。优点和更广泛的影响审查标准。