Examining Factors that Build a Sisterhood in Computing (BaSiC)

该项目旨在创建一个“网络生态系统”的数字档案，记录黑人妇女在计算方面的社会资本，以提供资源、信息和接触潜在导师的机会，增加黑人妇女在这一领域的代表性。这项研究将有助于制定战略，利用成功的黑人妇女在计算方面的社会资本，鼓励有抱负的黑人妇女在这一职业中追求和发展。题为“建立计算机姐妹关系”的数字档案将成为这一群体的资源。为了支持开展这项研究计划的努力，研究人员将从事结构化的专业发展活动，包括在密歇根大学和定性方法在北卡罗来纳州大学的定量方法夏季课程。此外，调查人员将接受研究咨询委员会的指导，该委员会由具有研究STEM中女性代表性不足以及影响她们的社会文化因素的专业知识的个人组成。合并研究和专业发展计划的长期目标是定位调查员贡献的知识，可以增加保留的非洲裔美国妇女在computing.The调查员将收集和定性和定量分析的个人叙述60黑人妇女在计算，以确定积极和消极的影响，他们的职业生涯。这将包括本科生，研究生，早期职业生涯和经验丰富的专业人士的混合。问题将包括专业协会的成员资格，技术的使用，以及塑造他们的经验，行为和态度的其他因素。另外350名黑人妇女在其计算职业生涯的各个阶段将接受调查，以分析和文件的参数，影响他们的职业道路。其理由是，将确定基于社会因素的循证留用战略。BaSiC平台将有助于在目前参与计算的不同黑人妇女群体中培养社区和团结意识，并进一步为有兴趣从事计算职业的黑人妇女提供社会资本。该项目是通过支持EHR核心研究建设能力的STEM教育研究竞争，旨在建立个人？在STEM学习和学习环境中开展高质量基础STEM教育研究的能力，扩大STEM领域的参与，以及STEM劳动力发展。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

The project aims to create a digital archive of the "networked ecosystem" that documents the social capital of Black women in computing to provide resources, information, and access to potential mentors to increase the representation of Black women in this field. The research study will help develop strategies to leverage the social capital of successful Black women in computing to encourage aspiring Black women to pursue and thrive in this profession. The digital archive entitled: Building a Sisterhood in Computing (BaSiC) will serve as a resource for this population. To support the effort to carry out this research program, the investigator will engage in structured professional development activities that include summer courses in quantitative methods at the University of Michigan and qualitative methods at the University of North Carolina. In addition, the investigator will receive guidance from a research advisory board comprised of individuals who have expertise studying underrepresentation of women in STEM and socio-cultural factors that have affected them. The long-term goal of the combined research and professional development plan is to position the investigator to contribute knowledge that could increase retention of African American women in computing.The investigator will collect and qualitatively and quantitatively analyze personal narratives of 60 Black women in computing to determine positive and negative influences on their careers. This will include a mix of undergraduate students, graduate students, early career, and seasoned professionals. Questions will include memberships in professional societies, use of technology, and other factors that have shaped their experiences, behaviors, and attitudes. An additional 350 Black women in various stages of their computing career journeys will be surveyed to analyze and document parameters that influenced their career pathways. The rationale is that evidence-based retention strategies based on social factors will be identified. The BaSiC platform will help foster a sense of community and solidarity among a diverse group of Black women who are currently involved in computing and further provide social capital for Black women interested in pursuing careers in computing. The project is supported through the EHR Core Research Building Capacity in STEM Education Research competition that is designed to build individuals? capacity to carry out high quality fundamental STEM education research in STEM learning and learning environments, broadening participation in STEM fields, 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.