Interdisciplinary Research on New Immigration and Curricula Development

社会研究课堂在教授学生了解本国以外的国家方面起着至关重要的作用，然而，关于学生如何了解新移民的祖国以及如何了解这些国家的全面信息却很少。这个项目调查了如何向接收这些新移民的国家的学生教授有关新移民祖国和地区的课程。pi使用了一个有着丰富的移民和民权运动历史的城市来定位他们的案例研究，研究了将关于新移民祖国的课程纳入课堂教学实践的社会学和人类学含义。此外，该项目将调查在四所历史悠久的黑人学院/大学（HBCUs）举办的跨学科方法研讨会的影响，该研讨会将使来自全国各地的研究人员进行合作和交流方法创新。本研究采用跨学科方法评估以下内容：1)新移民所在国的中学课程是如何设计和阐述有关新移民母国和地区的课程的；2)教师如何在中学课堂上实际呈现这些材料；3)学生如何接受有关这些国家和地区的课程；4)跨学科研讨会对三所少数民族院校本科生的影响。定性和定量方法，包括访谈，调查和民族志，将用于解决这些研究问题。这个项目将促进社会学、人类学和教育领域的知识。它还将为一所全女子管理学院中代表性不足的学生提供研究培训和科学出版机会，并促进其他三所管理学院教员之间的跨学科合作。这项研究将促进关于包容和课程的更广泛的全国对话，并将通过编写课程材料在全国传播。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。

Social studies classrooms play a critical role in teaching students about countries outside of their home country, and yet there is very little comprehensive information on what and how students learn about the home countries of new immigrants. This project investigates how lessons about the home countries and regions of new immigrants are taught to students in the country that receives these new immigrants. The PIs use a city with a rich history of both immigration and civil rights activism to situate their case study that examines the sociological and anthropological implications of incorporating lessons about new immigrants' home countries into pedagogical practices of the classroom. Additionally, the project will investigate the impact of an interdisciplinary methods workshop at four historical black colleges/universities (HBCUs) that will bring researchers from across the country to collaborate and exchange methodological innovations.This research uses interdisciplinary methods to assess the following: 1) how lessons on the home countries and regions of new immigrants are designed and articulated in the middle school curricula of the country that receives these new immigrants; 2) how teachers actually present this material in their middle school classrooms; 3) how students are receive lessons on these countries and regions; and 4) the impact of an interdisciplinary workshop on undergraduate students at three minority-serving institutions. Both qualitative and quantitative methods, including interviews, surveys, and ethnography, will be used to address these research questions. This project will advance knowledge in the fields of sociology, anthropology, and education. It will also provide research training and scientific publishing opportunities for underrepresented students at an all-women's MSI and foster interdisciplinary collaborations among faculty at three other MSIs. The research will contribute to broader national conversations on inclusion and curricula, and will be disseminated nationally through the development of curricular materials.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.