Collaborative Research: Building Racial Equity in Marine Science

合作研究：在海洋科学中建立种族平等

• 批准号: 2224571
• 负责人: TIARA MOORE
• 金额: $ 176.97万
• 依托单位: BLACK IN MARINE SCIENCE
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2023-08-15 至 2028-07-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2224571&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Collaborative; Research; Building; Racial; Equity

Ocean science is one of the least diverse sciences in the United States. Yet the complex and pressing issues facing the ocean and the needs of ocean-dependent communities require an ocean-literate society with diverse expertise, racial identities, and experiences. This project combines the strengths of two entities, Hampton University and Black in Marine Science, to increase the participation of Black people in marine science related fields and create a sense of belonging through culturally responsive and justice-centered programming. This project is designed to boost ocean literacy and research within Black and other marginalized communities and equip people with tools to solve problems in their changing environment. The project will (1) attract high school students of color into marine science related fields, (2) engage undergraduates through a culturally relevant curriculum, (3) support undergraduates and graduates develop professional skills and build their identity as scientists, (4) prepare undergraduates for marine science-related and STEM careers, and (5) introduce both high school students and undergraduates to research. All activities will be implemented using equitable STEM teaching tools (cultural pedagogies, multi-generational learning, supporting diverse sense-making, centering racial justice, meaningful phenomena, and place-based learning).This project aims to answer the overarching research question: How does participation in the designed project activities improve outcomes and increase racial equity for Black people? The research team will collect data on the experiences and impacts on participants to understand how different aspects of the project affect their knowledge of and sense of belonging in marine sciences. The internal and external evaluation of the project will utilize a culturally responsive and equity-focused approach, mixed-methods (quantitative and qualitative) data collection strategies, and apply an educative and values-engaged lens. These methods will provide richer data, allow for better data triangulation, higher multicultural validity, and produce more nuanced evaluation results. The broader impacts of this project include scientific publications with key findings from the evaluations, conference, and community presentations to highlight the strength and weaknesses of the programming, curriculum accessible to teachers and lastly, data on attraction, retention, and sense of belonging of participants.This project is funded by the Racial Equity in STEM Education activity (EDU Racial Equity). The activity supports projects that promote racial equity in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and workforce development through research and practice. Awarded projects center the voices, knowledge, and experiences of the individuals, communities, and institutions most impacted by the inequities caused by systemic racism in STEM fields. This activity aligns with NSF’s core value of supporting outstanding researchers and innovative thinkers from across the Nation’s diversity of demographic groups, regions, and types of organizations.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.

海洋科学是美国最不多样化的科学之一。然而，海洋面临的复杂而紧迫的问题以及依赖海洋的社区的需求需要一个具有不同专业知识，种族身份和经验的海洋文化社会。该项目结合了汉普顿大学和黑人海洋科学两个实体的优势，以增加黑人在海洋科学相关领域的参与，并通过文化上敏感和以正义为中心的方案编制创造归属感。该项目旨在促进黑人和其他边缘化社区的海洋知识和研究，并为人们提供工具，以解决不断变化的环境中的问题。该项目将（1）吸引有色人种高中生进入海洋科学相关领域，（2）通过文化相关课程吸引本科生，（3）支持本科生和毕业生发展专业技能并建立他们作为科学家的身份，（4）为本科生做好准备海洋科学相关和STEM职业，以及（5）介绍高中生和本科生进行研究。所有活动都将使用公平的STEM教学工具（文化教学法、多代学习、支持多元化意义的制定、以种族正义为中心、有意义的现象和基于地点的学习）来实施。该项目旨在回答首要研究问题：如何参与设计的项目活动改善黑人的成果并增加种族平等？研究小组将收集关于参与者的经验和影响的数据，以了解项目的不同方面如何影响他们对海洋科学的知识和归属感。对该项目的内部和外部评价将采用文化上敏感和注重公平的方法、混合方法（定量和定性）数据收集战略，并采用教育和价值观参与的透镜。这些方法将提供更丰富的数据，允许更好的数据三角测量，更高的多元文化有效性，并产生更细致入微的评估结果。该项目的更广泛影响包括科学出版物，其中包含评估、会议和社区演示的关键发现，以突出规划的优势和弱点，教师可获得的课程，以及最后，关于吸引力，保留和参与者归属感的数据。该项目由STEM教育活动中的种族平等（EDU Racial Equity）资助。该活动支持通过研究和实践促进科学，技术，工程和数学（STEM）教育和劳动力发展的种族平等项目。获奖项目集中在STEM领域系统性种族主义造成的不平等影响最大的个人，社区和机构的声音，知识和经验。这项活动符合NSF的核心价值，即支持来自全国不同人口群体、地区和组织类型的杰出研究人员和创新思想家。该奖项反映了NSF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。