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Influential Networks for Women of Color in STEM Community College Pathways

STEM 社区大学途径中对有色人种女性有影响力的网络

基本信息

批准号：
1937777
负责人：
Melo-Jean Yap
金额：
$ 35万
依托单位：
San Diego State University Foundation
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
Standard Grant
财政年份：
2019
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2019-10-01 至 2021-12-31
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1937777&HistoricalAwards=false
关键词：
Influential Networks Women Color STEM

项目摘要

This project examines STEM trajectories of women of color who start their STEM education at two-year public institutions. The goal is to use national and social network data: to 1) understand the integration of mobility patterns, student characteristics, college experiences, and institutions to support career persistence in STEM women of color; and 2) identify what influential networks at the student- and institutional-level have affected their scientific thinking, and persistence and success in STEM. To accomplish the research goals, the investigator will deepen her knowledge of biological sciences education, qualitative and quantitative research design and methods, and data analysis. Guided by working with her advisors and mentor, specific professional development activities include pursuit of a data analytics certificate and attending network analysis/ softare workshops and STEM conferences. The study will advance knowledge about successful, first-generation women of color STEM majors who started their careers in community colleges and the factors that enabled them to persist. This research has the potential to inform retention initiatives for underrepresented groups at other academic institutions.The investigator will use Social Network Analysis and a mixed methods approach to understand how advisors, peers, and relatives influence the persistence and STEM career trajectories of women of color who attend community colleges. The research questions will be answered through two stages of analysis, including descriptive statistics and multiple membership random modeling. The investigator will: 1) map the networks that provide navigational capital to the student participants; 2) quantify a matrix of resistance for what aids and deters students as they navigate STEM pathways; and 3) contextualize how influential networks enable students to overcome personal and institutional challenges. The matrix combines complex systems and socio-ecological theory to track non-linear, adaptive, and emergent interactions. The longitudinal and network data will be provided through the National Center for Education Statistics, Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study, and the Integrated Postsecondary Educational Data System, questionnaires, and qualitative interviews. The findings will be significant in mapping the complex pathways of women of color STEM majors and informing institutions about ways to improve academic services and support for this understudied group.The project is supported through NSF's 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.

该项目考察了在两年制公共机构开始STEM教育的有色人种女性的STEM轨迹。目标是使用国家和社会网络数据：1）了解流动模式，学生特征，大学经历和机构的整合，以支持有色人种STEM女性的职业持续性; 2）确定学生和机构层面有影响力的网络影响了他们的科学思维，以及STEM的持续性和成功。为了实现研究目标，研究者将加深她对生物科学教育，定性和定量研究设计和方法以及数据分析的了解。在与她的顾问和导师合作的指导下，具体的专业发展活动包括追求数据分析证书和参加网络分析/软件研讨会和STEM会议。这项研究将促进对成功的，第一代女性的颜色STEM专业谁开始了他们的职业生涯在社区大学和使他们能够坚持的因素的知识。这项研究有可能为其他学术机构中代表性不足的群体提供保留计划的信息。调查人员将使用社会网络分析和混合方法来了解顾问，同行和亲属如何影响参加社区学院的有色人种女性的持久性和STEM职业轨迹。研究问题将通过两个阶段的分析来回答，包括描述性统计和多重隶属随机模型。研究者将：1）绘制为学生参与者提供导航资本的网络; 2）量化阻力矩阵，以帮助和阻止学生在STEM途径中导航; 3）将有影响力的网络如何使学生克服个人和机构挑战置于情境中。该矩阵结合了复杂系统和社会生态理论，以跟踪非线性，适应性和紧急的相互作用。纵向和网络数据将通过国家教育统计中心，开始中学后学生纵向研究，综合中学后教育数据系统，问卷调查和定性访谈提供。该研究结果将对绘制有色人种STEM专业女性的复杂路径以及告知机构如何改善学术服务和支持这一未充分研究的群体具有重要意义。该项目通过NSF的EHR核心研究支持STEM教育研究能力建设竞赛，旨在培养个人在STEM学习和学习环境中开展高质量基础STEM教育研究的能力，该奖项反映了NSF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。