Broadening Participation Research Project: Examining the Effects of a STEM Career Readiness Model to Enhance Underrepresented Minority Employment Opportunities

扩大参与研究项目：检验 STEM 职业准备模型对增加代表性不足的少数族裔就业机会的影响

基本信息

批准号：
2205612
负责人：
Lawrence Flowers
金额：
$ 35万
依托单位：
Saint Augustine's College
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
Standard Grant
财政年份：
2022
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2022-08-15 至 2025-07-31
项目状态：
未结题

来源：
https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2205612&HistoricalAwards=false
关键词：
Broadening Participation Research Project Examining

项目摘要

The Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP) through Broadening Participation Research (BPR) in STEM Education projects supports the development, implementation, and study of new theory-driven models and innovations related to the participation and success of underrepresented groups in STEM undergraduate education. It is expected that the award will further the faculty member's research capability, as well as improve the recruitment, retention, and success of underrepresented groups in STEM education and the workforce. This project at Saint Augustine’s University seeks to develop a career readiness framework and study its impact on HBCU STEM students' career perspectives. The research team plans to translate empirical results into best practices that inform the development of STEM curricula, classroom practices, and extracurricular activities that enhance STEM students' occupational attainment. The research project's objective is to study the impact of a STEM career development intervention at Saint Augustine's University. The project team will utilize a non-equivalent group design and non-parametric statistics to examine the effects of participation in a STEM career readiness program on vocational perspectives and career training outcomes. The research team hypothesizes that involvement in workforce preparation activities will positively enhance career development outcomes among HBCU STEM students. The quasi-experimental research project aligns with the National Science Foundation's goals to promote best practices and synthesize empirical evidence to improve STEM education and employment experiences among underrepresented populations. It is anticipated that the proposed efforts may enhance the understanding and facilitate the dismantling of barriers as experience by HBCU STEM students pursuing STEM career opportunities.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.

历史悠久的黑人学院本科课程（HBCU-UP）通过扩大参与研究（BPR）的STEM教育项目（BPR）支持了与代表性不足群体在STEM教育中的参与和成功有关的新的理论驱动模型和创新的发展，实施和研究。预计该奖项将进一步促进教职员工的研究能力，并提高招聘，保留和成功群体在STEM教育和劳动力中的成功。圣奥古斯丁大学的该项目旨在开发职业准备框架，并研究其对HBCU STEM学生职业观点的影响。研究小组计划将经验结果转化为最佳实践，这些实践为STEM课程，课堂实践和课外活动的发展提供了依据，从而增强了STEM学生的职业成绩。研究项目的目标是研究STEM职业发展干预措施对圣奥古斯丁大学的影响。项目团队将利用非等效的小组设计和非参数统计数据来研究参与STEM职业准备计划对职业观点和职业培训成果的影响。研究小组假设参与劳动力准备活动将积极地提高HBCU STEM学生的职业发展成果。准实验研究项目与国家科学基金会的目标保持一致，旨在促进最佳实践并综合经验证据，以改善代表性不足的人群中的STEM教育和就业经验。预计拟议的努力可能会增强理解并促进障碍物作为HBCU STEM学生追求STEM职业机会的经验的障碍。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并通过基金会的知识分子优点和更广泛的影响标准通过评估来评估。