REU Site: US Political Economy and Mobilization

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) 站点计划资助。 REU 项目集研究和教育于一体，具有科学和社会效益。该项目将为少数族裔服务机构 (MSI) 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 周的夏季项目为八名来自弱势背景的学生提供研究方法培训以及研究和指导机会。学生将集中研究美国政治经济和动员。通常被认为是美国民主复兴的关键或渠道，学生将研究动员和参与公民生活的背景、驱动因素和后果。尽管动员很重要，但它面临着许多障碍和挑战，威胁着政治参与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人的人口和方法的多样性。人口和方法的多样性对于推进与公共政策和公共服务提供相关的态度、行为和机构广泛相关的知识和理解问题至关重要。该项目还致力于以下策略的研究：1）缩小社会科学领域的定量素养差距，2）改善学生研究生学习的准备，以及3）提高他们的学术成功。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，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.