Collaborative Research: BPC-AE: STARS: Catalyzing Action-Oriented Academic Communities for Broadening Participation in Computing

协作研究：BPC-AE：STARS：催化以行动为导向的学术社区，扩大计算参与

• 批准号: 2137394
• 负责人: Edward Dillon
• 金额: $ 17.11万
• 依托单位: Morgan State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2021-10-01 至 2024-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2137394&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Collaborative; Research; BPC; AE; STARS

It is critical to address the longstanding issue of underrepresentation of women, Black, and Hispanic students in computing degree programs to provide an equitable foundation for all to participate in our society and the global economy as controllers and creators of technology, and to advance the preparation of a diverse, innovative, and competitive tech workforce. Building on the prior success of the STARS Computing Corps Alliance for Broadening Participation in Computing, the goal of the STARS Catalyst project is to: 1) increase the number of women, Black, and Hispanic students that persist in computing degree programs, and 2) advance the careers of students and faculty from groups that have been historically underrepresented in computing. Through research and evaluation around STARS Catalyst activities, this project will advance knowledge about practices designed to increase persistence and support career advancement in computing for college computing students and faculty, particularly for those from underrepresented and intersectional groups in computing. The STARS Catalyst Alliance is a collaborative effort across Temple University, North Carolina State, Kent State, Florida State University, Morgan State, and University of North Carolina Charlotte. The STARS Computing Corps Alliance for Broadening Participation in Computing (BPC) engages computing faculty and students at colleges, universities, and community colleges in a community of practice with a shared commitment to take action to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion in computing. STARS Computing Corps conferences, communities, and networks create significant institutional and human resources that can expand BPC research to a larger audience of researchers, educators, administrators, CS departments, and K-20 students, and can dramatically increase the number of people taking action in BPC efforts. Prior results show that the STARS Computing Corps alliance increases intentions to persist in computing among STARS students and faculty, with enhanced outcomes for Black students and faculty. This project will significantly extend the STARS alliance to expand upon those impacts, by 1) including new partners that expand the reach of STARS and that emphasize participation of Black and Hispanic students and faculty, particularly from emerging Hispanic Serving Institutions and community colleges, 2) creating new program elements that test new and propagate evidence-based BPC practices within computing departments, and 3) leveraging partnerships to support identity-focused affinity groups, and 4) developing STARS Alumni groups employed in industry positions to promote transition to and retention within the tech workforce. Extensions to the STARS Leadership Corps program, STARS Launch program, and the STARS Celebration conference will serve to develop and propagate evidence-based approaches aimed at improving the teaching and learning of computing for Black and Hispanic students and build evidence of their effectiveness, and the RESPECT research conference will continue to advance peer-reviewed BPC scholarship.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.

解决女性，黑人和西班牙裔学生在计算机学位课程中代表性不足的长期问题至关重要，为所有人作为技术的控制者和创造者参与我们的社会和全球经济提供公平的基础，并推进多元化，创新和有竞争力的技术劳动力的准备。在扩大参与计算的STARS计算军团联盟先前成功的基础上，STARS催化剂项目的目标是：1）增加坚持计算学位课程的女性，黑人和西班牙裔学生的数量，以及2）推进学生和教师的职业生涯，这些学生和教师来自历史上在计算方面代表性不足的群体。通过围绕STARS Catalyst活动的研究和评估，该项目将推进有关旨在提高大学计算学生和教师的持久性和支持职业发展的实践的知识，特别是对于那些来自计算领域代表性不足和交叉群体的人。STARS催化剂联盟是坦普尔大学、北卡罗来纳州、肯特州、佛罗里达州立大学、摩根州立大学和北卡罗来纳州夏洛特大学的合作项目。 STARS Computing Corps Alliance for Broadening Participation in Computing（BPC）让学院、大学和社区学院的计算教师和学生参与实践社区，共同致力于采取行动推进计算的多样性、公平性和包容性。STARS Computing Corps会议、社区和网络创造了重要的机构和人力资源，可以将BPC研究扩展到更大的研究人员、教育工作者、管理人员、CS部门和K-20学生群体，并可以大幅增加在BPC工作中采取行动的人数。先前的结果表明，STARS计算军团联盟增加了在STARS学生和教师中坚持计算的意图，并增强了黑人学生和教师的成果。该项目将大大扩展STARS联盟，以扩大这些影响，通过1）包括新的合作伙伴，扩大STARS的影响范围，并强调黑人和西班牙裔学生和教师的参与，特别是来自新兴的西班牙裔服务机构和社区学院，2）创建新的计划元素，测试新的和传播基于证据的BPC实践在计算部门，和3）利用伙伴关系，以支持以身份为重点的亲和团体，和4）发展明星校友团体在行业职位，以促进过渡到和保留在技术劳动力。扩展的明星领导团队计划，明星发射计划，和明星庆祝会议将有助于开发和宣传以证据为基础的方法，旨在改善教学和学习计算的黑人和西班牙裔学生，并建立其有效性的证据，而ECOECT研究会议将继续推进同行-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。