REU Site: US Political Economy and Mobilization

该项目由社会、行为和经济科学局的本科生研究经验(REU)站点计划资助。这一REU项目集研究和教育于一体，具有科学和社会效益。该项目将培训有研究机会的少数民族服务机构(MSI)的本科生，并支持他们进入研究生课程。这个为期8周的暑期项目为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指导机会。学生将专注于美国政治经济和动员方面的研究。经常被称为美国民主复兴的关键或渠道，学生们将研究动员和参与公民生活的背景、驱动因素和后果。尽管动员很重要，但它面临着许多障碍和挑战，这些障碍和挑战威胁着政治接触的连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者的人口统计和方法多样性。人口和方法的多样性对于增进知识和理解与公共政策和提供公共服务有关的态度、行为和机构的广泛问题至关重要。该项目还致力于以下战略的研究：1)缩小社会科学的数量识字差距，2)改善学生为研究生学习做准备，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，以提高量化技能，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，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

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.