Investigating Family Science Habitus and Science Capital to Support the Language of Possibility Around Science

调查家庭科学习惯和科学资本以支持围绕科学的可能性语言

• 批准号: 2225149
• 负责人: Julianne Wenner
• 金额: $ 34.96万
• 依托单位: Clemson University
• 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: 2022-09-15 至 2025-08-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2225149&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Investigating; Family; Science; Habitus; Capital

Families are children’s first teachers and significantly influence children’s interest, engagement, and aspirations (IEA) in science. Family attitudes, conversations about science, expectations for their children, and family science/STEM career role models can be influential, particularly for people who identify with populations that are underrepresented in science. However, what families from these populations provide in terms of support for IEA in science is often framed as inadequate or deficient. This may not present an accurate picture of family interactions, nor does it consider overlooked or undervalued assets available to these families that can be leveraged to support IEA in science. Consequently, it becomes imperative to expand notions of what family science supports look like so that a wider segment of the U.S. may see experiencing the joy and wonder of science as possible for them. Broadening the lens of what actions and behaviors are recognized as what ‘counts’ as supporting science in the home may encourage those who typically feel excluded from science to see that what they already possess (skills, knowledge, dispositions), and who they are, is not only valued in science but needed to move forward as a society to advance scientific discoveries, foster science literacy, and promote careers in scientific fields.The main goal of this project is to develop a validated instrument for families that captures and measures broader and more inclusive notions of family science habitus (tacit ideas of “what we do” and “who we are” as a family in terms of science that becomes a child’s ‘language of possibility’ in science) and science capital (science-related resources that a person might have). There is currently no validated instrument that asks families themselves about their family science habitus and science capital; the creation of this instrument endeavors to enable familial voices to be heard and valued. A secondary goal of this project is for the PI to build capacity in quantitative research, learn more about families from underrepresented populations in science, and forge connections for future research with local communities and experts. This project and mentoring experience aim to position the PI to conduct needed research that pinpoints strengths and assets in families that can be built upon to provide more opportunities and supports. The outcomes of this project hold potential to change what stakeholders believe about families and science as well as how to truly engage with families as partners in science education.The project is supported by NSF's EHR Core Research Building Capacity in STEM Education Research (ECR: BCSER) program, which is designed to build investigators’ capacity to carry out high-quality STEM education research.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.

家庭是孩子们的第一任老师，对孩子们对科学的兴趣、投入和抱负(IEA)有很大的影响。家庭态度、关于科学的对话、对孩子的期望以及家庭科学/STEM职业榜样可能会产生影响，特别是对于那些认同科学中代表性不足的人群的人。然而，来自这些人口的家庭在科学方面为国际能源署提供的支持往往被认为是不足或不足的。这可能不能准确反映家庭间的相互作用，也没有考虑这些家庭可以利用的被忽视或被低估的资产，这些资产可以用来支持国际能源署的科学研究。因此，扩大家庭科学支持的概念变得势在必行，这样更多的美国人可能会认为体验喜悦和科学的奇迹是可能的。拓宽视线，了解哪些行为和行为被认为是在家里支持科学，这可能会鼓励那些通常感到被排除在科学之外的人看到，他们已经拥有的东西(技能、知识、性格)和他们是谁，不仅在科学中有价值，而且作为一个社会需要向前推进科学发现，培养科学素养，该项目的主要目标是为家庭开发一种有效的工具，以捕捉和衡量更广泛和更具包容性的家庭科学习性(关于“我们做什么”和“我们是谁”作为一个家庭在科学方面的默契，成为儿童在科学领域的“可能语言”)和科学资本(一个人可能拥有的与科学有关的资源)。目前还没有有效的工具来询问家庭自己的家庭科学习惯和科学资本；这一工具的创建努力使家庭的声音能够被听到和被重视。该项目的次要目标是，国际和平研究所建设定量研究的能力，更多地了解科学界代表性不足的家庭，并为未来的研究与当地社区和专家建立联系。这个项目和指导经验旨在使PI能够进行必要的研究，以确定家庭中的优势和资产，从而提供更多的机会和支持。该项目的成果有可能改变利益相关者对家庭和科学的看法，以及如何真正将家庭作为科学教育的合作伙伴。该项目得到了NSF的STEM教育研究EHR核心研究能力建设计划(ECR：BCSER)的支持，该计划旨在培养研究人员开展高质量STEM教育研究的能力。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。