Advancing Gender Equity by Scaling Systemic Change in Community College Computing Programs with Research-Based Resources and Communities of Practice

该项目旨在通过专注于两年制机构的计算教育和劳动力发展来服务于国家利益。认识到越来越重要的作用，社区学院在教育和劳动力发展计算和显着的性别差距，在这些机构内的计算程序，这个研究和开发项目的目的是解决和调查系统性的问题有关的招聘和保留跨学科的妇女在社区学院计算程序。国家妇女和信息技术中心及其合作伙伴莫里斯县学院和华盛顿大学将加强和调整现有的研究资源和工具，以扩大对国家妇女和信息技术中心开发和传播的计算的参与。这些资源是基于学术文献和应用经验，在提高认识和行动，以促进性别多样性，公平和包容。这一努力紧密结合资源的开发，通过专业发展和服务促进变革，并研究当地社区大学校园项目活动的概念化和实施。 为了增进知识，该项目追求四个目标。首先，是调整现有的研究为基础的资源开发的四年制院校，以两年制的机构背景下，并创建新的研究为基础的资源。第二，是映射的资源NCWIT的本科系统性变化模型，一个框架的基础上，组织变革文献。第三，是策划和整合资源到一个随时可用的在线平台和指导系统修改为两年的大学环境。第四，也是最后一个，是促进学习圈和教师专业发展的部门行动小组从九个社区学院在全国范围内用于制定计划，在他们的计算程序的系统性变化。基于拟议工作的复杂性，一个全面的混合方法评价是由深入了解NCWIT目前的努力和组织变革模式;对性别多样性，公平和包容的承诺;和紧密耦合的研究和开发活动。这套评价问题与项目活动及其实施、数据收集和分析以及成果相一致。 利用这套信息资源，定量和定性评价包括六个组成部分。首先是资源适应审查和重点小组分析，以评估新的国家妇女信息技术中心资源的相关性和剩余差距。第二，是技术包容之旅平台和指导的beta测试。第三，是对学习圈进行中点调查，以评估组织变革进程和成果。第四，对参与者进行最终调查，以评估知识，动机和行动随时间的变化。第五，每两个月举行一次项目小组会议，审查文件，报告形成阶段的挑战。第六，也是最后一点，是评估资源在多大程度上满足了计算领域日益增长的性别多样性、公平性和包容性的需求。NSF关于在两年制高等教育机构中推进本科STEM教育的创新和影响的项目描述支持在两年制大学中推进STEM教育计划的项目。该项目旨在促进两年制大学本科STEM教育的创新和循证实践。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。

This project aims to serve the national interest by focusing on the computing education and workforce development at two-year institutions. Recognizing the increasingly crucial role of community colleges in education and workforce development in computing and a significant gender gap in computing programs within these institutions, the aim of this research and development project is to address and investigate the systemic issues related to the recruitment and retention of intersectionally diverse women in community college computing programs. The National Center for Women and Information Technology (NCWIT) and its partners, the County College of Morris, and the University of Washington will enhance and tailor existing research-based resources and tools for broadening participation in computing developed and disseminated by NCWIT. These resources are based on scholarly literature and applied experience in increasing awareness and action that are oriented toward fostering gender diversity, equity, and inclusion. This effort tightly couples the development of resources, the facilitation of change through professional development and services, and research into conceptualization and implementation of project activities at local community college campuses. To advance knowledge, the project is pursuing four objectives. First, is adapting existing research-based resources developed for four-year institutions to the two-year institutional context and create new research-based resources. Second, is mapping the resources to the NCWIT’s Undergraduate Systemic Change Model, a framework based on the organization change literature. Third, is to curate and integrate the resources into a ready-to-use online platform and guidance system modified for the two-year college context. Fourth, and finally, is to facilitate Learning Circles and faculty professional development for department action teams from nine community colleges across the country for use in developing plans for systemic change in their computing programs. Based on the complexity of the proposed effort, a comprehensive mixed methods evaluation is guided by in-depth knowledge of NCWIT current efforts and organizational change model; commitment to gender diversity, equity, and inclusion; and tightly coupled research and development activities. The set of evaluation questions are aligned with project activities and their implementation, data collection and analyses, and outcomes. Drawing on this set of informational resources, the quantitative and qualitative evaluation includes six components. First, is resource adaptation review and focus group analyses to assess relevance and remaining gaps in the new NCWIT resources. Second, is beta testing of the Tech Inclusion Journey platform and guidance. Third, is a midpoint survey of Learning Circles to assess organizational change processes and outcomes. Fourth, is a final survey of participants to assess changes in knowledge, motivation, and action over time. Fifth, are bi-monthly project team meetings with review of documents to report on challenges for formative purposes. Sixth, and finally, is assessment of the extent to which resources are filling the need for increasing gender diversity, equity, and inclusion in computing. The NSF program description on Advancing Innovation and Impact in Undergraduate STEM Education at Two-year Institutions of Higher Education supports project that advance STEM education initiatives at two-year colleges. This program description promotes innovative and evidence-based practices in undergraduate STEM education at two-year colleges.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.