REU Site: US Political Economy and Mobilization

REU 网站：美国政治经济与动员

• 批准号: 2150250
• 负责人: Fernando Tormos-Aponte
• 金额: $ 50.55万
• 依托单位: University of Pittsburgh
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2022-09-01 至 2025-08-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2150250&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; US; Political; Economy

This project is funded from the Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Sites program in the Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences. This REU program has both scientific and societal benefits, integrating research and education. This project will train undergraduate students from Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) with research opportunities and support their placement in graduate studies programs. This 8-week summer program provides eight students from underrepresented backgrounds with training in research methods as well as research and mentorship opportunities. Students will focus their research on US political economy and mobilization. Often referenced as the key or conduit for the revitalization of US democracy, students will examine the context, drivers, and consequences of mobilization and engagement in civic life. Despite its importance, mobilization faces numerous barriers and challenges that threaten the continuity of political engagement and the overall health of US democracy. This project seeks to deepen the demographic and methodological diversity of graduate school applicants. Demographic and methodological diversity are essential for advancing knowledge and understanding issues broadly related to attitudes, behavior, and institutions connected to public policy and the provision of public services. This project also engages in research on strategies to 1) close the quantitative literacy gap in the social sciences, 2) improve student preparation for graduate studies, and 3) enhance their academic success. This program will develop open-access pedagogical materials to improve quantitative skills and support the pedagogical training of faculty and researchers involved in undergraduate methods teaching.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.

该项目由社会，行为和经济科学理事会的本科生研究经验（REU）网站计划资助。该REU计划具有科学和社会效益，整合了研究和教育。该项目将培训少数民族服务机构（MSIs）的本科生，提供研究机会，并支持他们进入研究生课程。这个为期8周的暑期课程为8名来自代表性不足背景的学生提供研究方法培训以及研究和导师机会。学生将专注于美国政治经济和动员的研究。通常被称为美国民主振兴的关键或管道，学生将研究动员和参与公民生活的背景，驱动因素和后果。尽管动员具有重要意义，但它面临着许多障碍和挑战，这些障碍和挑战威胁着政治参与的持续性和美国民主的整体健康。该项目旨在加深研究生院申请人的人口和方法多样性。人口和方法的多样性是必不可少的推进知识和理解广泛相关的态度，行为和公共政策和提供公共服务的机构的问题。该项目还从事战略研究，以1）缩小社会科学中的定量识字差距，2）提高学生对研究生学习的准备，3）提高他们的学术成就。该计划将开发开放获取的教学材料，以提高定量技能，并支持参与本科方法教学的教师和研究人员的教学培训。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并被认为值得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来支持。