STEM Education Postdoctoral Research Fellows in Participatory and Community-Engaged Research

STEM 教育参与式和社区参与研究的博士后研究员

• 批准号: 2222147
• 负责人: Joshua Drew
• 金额: $ 12.88万
• 依托单位: SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
• 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: 2022-08-01 至 2025-07-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2222147&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: STEM; Education; Postdoctoral; Research; Fellows

This award is funded in whole or in part under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-2). The STEM Education Postdoctoral Research Fellowship program funds postdoctoral awards designed to enhance the research competencies of recent doctoral graduates in STEM, STEM education, and related disciplines to prepare them to engage in STEM education research that advances knowledge in the field. In alignment with that goal this project partners Michigan State University, the Center for Native Peoples and the Environment at the State University of New York’s Environmental Science and Forestry campus, and the Sustainable Development Institute of the College of Menominee Nation with two objectives. First is to build STEM education research capacity and advance knowledge in STEM education; and second is to broaden the participation of people of color in the STEM workforce. The project will bring to bear the institutional resources and expertise of the collaborating partners to prioritize the support of six Indigenous STEM education researchers in developing professional knowledge and competencies, preparing them to undertake research that will generate new understandings about best practices in STEM education that serve to increase Indigenous representation in STEM.The project activities are framed around nine research-based competencies for supporting the comprehensive development of postdoctoral fellows as highly prepared independent STEM education researchers. The complementary resources and roles of the three institutional partners will deliver a blend of traditional and unique experiences customized to support the growth of Indigenous STEM education researchers, especially in the use of participatory community-engaged research methods. The partnership will afford immersion experiences in Indigenous communities for fellows and faculty mentors to further their cultural competence and provide opportunities to engage in authentic participatory research studies investigating STEM education issues of importance to Indigenous people. The involvement of faculty mentors in these activities will expand their perspectives on research and foster the transformation of their STEM and education departments toward environments more welcoming of diverse scholars. The project holds high potential for generating new models for supporting Indigenous scholars, strategies for transforming STEM departments to be more inclusive, and insights on approaches for successfully engaging in research with diverse communities to improve their representation in the STEM workforce.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.

该奖项全部或部分由《2021年美国救援计划法案》（公法117-2）资助。STEM教育博士后研究奖学金计划资助博士后奖励，旨在提高STEM， STEM教育和相关学科的近期博士毕业生的研究能力，为他们从事STEM教育研究做好准备，以推进该领域的知识。为了实现这一目标，该项目与密歇根州立大学、纽约州立大学环境科学与林业校区的土著人民与环境中心以及梅诺米尼国家学院可持续发展研究所合作，实现了两个目标。一是建设STEM教育研究能力，推进STEM教育知识建设；第二是扩大有色人种在STEM劳动力中的参与。该项目将利用合作伙伴的机构资源和专业知识，优先支持六名土著STEM教育研究人员发展专业知识和能力，为他们开展研究做好准备，从而对STEM教育的最佳实践产生新的理解，从而增加土著在STEM中的代表性。该项目活动围绕九项基于研究的能力展开，以支持博士后作为高度准备的独立STEM教育研究人员的全面发展。三个机构合作伙伴的互补资源和作用将提供传统和独特的经验，以支持土著STEM教育研究人员的成长，特别是在使用参与式社区参与的研究方法方面。该合作伙伴关系将为研究员和教师导师提供在土著社区的沉浸式体验，以进一步提高他们的文化能力，并提供机会参与真正的参与式研究，调查对土著人民重要的STEM教育问题。教师导师参与这些活动将扩大他们对研究的看法，并促进STEM和教育部门向更欢迎不同学者的环境转变。该项目具有很高的潜力，可以产生支持土著学者的新模式，使STEM部门更具包容性的战略，以及成功参与不同社区研究以提高其在STEM劳动力中的代表性的方法的见解。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，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。