Maryland Collaborative for Research in Urban STEM Education

摩根州立大学提议建立一个研究方法研究所，以建立混合方法的能力，重点是在城市环境中进行K-12 STEM教育。该研究所将由马里兰州城市STEM教育研究合作组织（MD-CRUSE）管理，该组织由巴尔的摩教育研究联盟和巴尔的摩公立学校组成。目标是提高参与者的STEM教育研究技能和能力，促进将在K-12城市STEM教育中建立知识的研究项目，并为STEM教育实践和政策提供信息。该研究所回应了培养专业知识的需求，这些专业知识可以分析大型行政数据集，以了解巴尔的摩城市学生群体独特的STEM学习需求，并为未来的研究提供信息，以提高不同学生的STEM教育质量。除了扩大STEM教育研究人员之外，该研究所还将建立跨学科的实践社区。MD-CRUSE将促进机构间的融合研究以及K-12从业者和STEM教育研究人员之间的协调。研究所的课程将包括有关研究团队建设的专业发展研讨会；社会认知职业理论、自我效能理论、认知发展的社会文化理论等STEM教育理论框架；使用定量和定性研究设计的方法培训；以及研究计划的发展。参与者将通过巴尔的摩教育研究联盟获得大型行政数据集，以制定K-12 STEM教育主题的调查。这些数据可以用来记录早期教育项目、学生的纵向轨迹、大学行为以及其他因素，如出勤率、纪律趋势和学校领导的稳定性。除了研讨会和讲习班之外，与会者还将在制定研究传播战略方面获得指导和支持。一场密集的会议将集中讨论STEM教育研究的传播、翻译和出版机会、研究渠道和研究合作的可持续性。该研究所将为参与者提供一个机会，在一个真实的环境中获得STEM教育研究方面的专业知识，以满足当前的需求。参与者将被定位为开发探索性研究项目，这些项目将具有强大的翻译实践潜力。该项目得到了EHR核心研究（ECR）项目ECR: STEM教育研究能力建设竞赛的支持。ECR资助基础研究，重点是STEM学习和学习环境，扩大STEM领域的参与，以及STEM专业劳动力的发展。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，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。

Morgan State University proposes to implement an Institute in Research Methods that will build capacity in mixed-methods, with an emphasis on K-12 STEM education in an urban setting. The institute will be managed by the Maryland Collaborative for Research in Urban STEM Education (MD-CRUSE), a partnership involving the Baltimore Education Research Consortium and Baltimore Public Schools. The goal is to enhance participants’ STEM education research skills and competencies, stimulate research projects that will build knowledge in K-12 urban STEM education, and inform STEM education practice and policy. The institute responds to the need cultivate expertise that can analyze large administrative data sets to understand the unique STEM learning needs of the urban student population in Baltimore and to inform future research to improve the quality of STEM education among diverse students. In addition to expanding the pool of STEM education researchers, the institute will build transdisciplinary communities of practice. MD-CRUSE will foster inter-institutional convergence research and alignment between K-12 practitioners and STEM education researchers. The institute curriculum will include professional development seminars on research team building; STEM education theoretical frameworks such as social cognitive career theory, self-efficacy theory, and sociocultural theory of cognitive development; methodological training using quantitative and qualitative research designs; and research proposal development. Participants will be provided access to large administrative data sets through the Baltimore Education Research Consortium to formulate investigations of K-12 STEM education topics. The data can be used to document early education program exposure, longitudinal trajectories of students, college going behaviors, and other factors such as attendance, discipline trends, and stability in school leadership. In addition to the seminars and workshops, participants will receive mentoring and support in developing research dissemination strategies. An intensive session will focus on the landscape of dissemination, translational and publishing opportunities in STEM education research, research outlets, and sustainability of research collaborations. The institute will provide an opportunity for participants to acquire expertise in STEM education research in an authentic setting that addresses immediate needs. The participants will be positioned to develop exploratory research projects that will have strong potential for translation to practice.This project is supported by the ECR: Building Capacity in STEM Education Research competition of the EHR Core Research (ECR) program. ECR funds fundamental research focused on STEM learning and learning environments, broadening participation in STEM fields, and STEM professional 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.