NSF REU Site: Research in Social Inequality and Social Problems

NSF REU 网站：社会不平等和社会问题研究

• 批准号: 2244231
• 负责人: Alexander Hernandez
• 金额: $ 36.6万
• 依托单位: Texas A&M University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2023-09-01 至 2026-08-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2244231&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: NSF; REU; Site; Research; Social

This project is funded from the Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Sites program in the Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (SBE). The Department of Sociology at Texas A&M University will immerse 8 students each year in an 8-week summer social science research experience. The site will recruit undergraduates from groups underrepresented in STEM. Participants will conduct research with faculty at Texas A&M, joining a faculty mentor's ongoing research program. The primary objectives of the program are to: (1) increase the social science research opportunities available to undergraduates from underrepresented groups; (2) prepare a future workforce to engage in sophisticated evidence-based analyses of social inequality; (3) increase the scientific literacy of participants; and (4) prepare students for academic or non-academic careers with a research focus through both education and intensive mentoring. The intended impact is to increase students' understanding of research and increase the number of students from underrepresented groups pursuing graduate education and professional careers in science. Providing students with hands-on experience in research, intensive mentoring, and research skills, the benefit to society is to expand the pipeline of underrepresented groups into advanced social science research and increase the ability of participants to conduct independent research. The most important intellectual merit of the program rests not on the students' individual contributions to social science knowledge in one summer, but on increasing the pipeline of talented students with meaningful social science research experiences and interest in research. Activities for each REU participant include: participating in a summer research seminar that will focus on practical instruction in social science theory, methods, and practices; learning about graduate educational opportunities and careers in science; completing a research project with a faculty mentor; writing a research paper; and presenting their research findings at a professional academic conference. This REU program is designed to interest students from underrepresented groups in the possibility of research-based careers and prepare them with the skills necessary to succeed.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.

该项目是从社会，行为和经济科学局（SBE）的本科生（REU）站点计划（SBE）的研究经验中资助的。德克萨斯A＆M大学社会学系将每年浸入8周的夏季社会科学研究经验。该站点将从STEM中代表性不足的群体中招募本科生。参与者将与得克萨斯州A＆M的教师进行研究，并加入一名教职员工的正在进行的研究计划。该计划的主要目标是：（1）增加代表性不足的群体的本科生可用的社会科学研究机会； （2）准备未来的劳动力，以进行基于证据的社会不平等分析； （3）提高参与者的科学素养； （4）通过教育和密集的指导，为学生提供学术或非学术职业的准备。预期的影响是增加学生对研究的理解，并增加从事科学领域的研究生教育和专业职业的人数不足的群体的数量。为学生提供研究，密集指导和研究技能的动手经验，对社会的好处是将代表性不足的群体的管道扩展到高级社会科学研究中，并提高参与者进行独立研究的能力。该计划的最重要的知识分子在一个夏天不取决于学生对社会科学知识的个人贡献，而是在增加具有有意义的社会科学研究经验和对研究兴趣的才华横溢的学生的管道。每个REU参与者的活动都包括：参加夏季研究研讨会，该研讨会将重点介绍社会科学理论，方法和实践中的实践教学；了解科学领域的研究生教育机会和职业；与教师导师一起完成研究项目；撰写研究论文；并在专业的学术会议上介绍他们的研究结果。该REU计划旨在让来自代表性不足的团体的学生感兴趣，以研究基于研究的职业，并为他们提供成功的技能。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并被认为是值得通过基金会的知识分子优点和更广泛的影响来通过评估来支持的。