CAREER: Broadening Participation in STEM: A Qualitative Analysis of Resilience Experiences and Strategies of Latina STEM Majors in Hispanic Serving Institutions

教师早期职业发展（CAREER）计划是国家科学基金会范围内的活动，提供奖励，以支持初级教师谁通过杰出的研究，优秀的教育，以及教育和研究的整合在其组织的使命的背景下，发挥教师学者的作用。该项目授予职业学者的目标是确定和了解促进和阻碍拉丁裔STEM专业在德克萨斯州西班牙裔服务机构（HSI）高等教育中取得成功的关键因素。研究结果将有助于支持指导干预措施，以促进全国STEM的多样性。该项目将涉及本科STEM学生作为导师和研究人员。该奖项由改善本科STEM教育：西班牙裔服务机构（HSI计划）计划支持。该研究将采用定性方法，通过多案例研究方法，包括访谈和焦点小组，在检查拉丁美洲STEM专业的HSI的经验。学生参与者将从德克萨斯州中部的三所高等教育机构招募，这些机构被指定为HSIs或Emergent HSIs。 家庭历史的影响，社会经济背景，家庭大学的经验，文化和种族认同，以及社区的影响将作为一个弹性的经验的一部分进行检查。这项研究将调查辅导策略，以改善学生的社会气候和支持他们的大学的经验的看法。成功经验和障碍的研究将指导基于证据的指导战略和干预措施的发展，支持弹性，持久性和拉丁STEM专业的毕业。这个奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并已被认为是值得通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估的支持。

The Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) program is a National Science Foundation-wide activity that offers awards in support of junior faculty who exemplify the role of teacher-scholars through outstanding research, excellent education, and the integration of education and research within the context of the mission of their organizations. This project awarded to a CAREER scholar has the goal to identify and understand key factors that promote and hinder the success of Latina STEM majors in higher education in Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs) in Texas. The research findings will help to support mentoring interventions to promote diversity in STEM across the country. The project will involve undergraduate STEM students as mentors and as researchers. This award is supported by the Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI Program) program. The study will employ qualitative methods, through a multicase study approach, including interviews and focus groups, in examining the experiences of Latinas STEM majors in HSIs. Student participants will be recruited from three institutions of higher education in central Texas that are designated as HSIs or Emergent HSIs. The influence of family history, socio-economic background, family college experience, cultural and racial identity, and community influence will be examined as part of a resilience experience. The study will investigate mentoring strategies to improve students' perception of the social climate and supportive experiences at their universities. The study of successful experiences and barriers will guide the development of evidence-based mentoring strategies and interventions that support resilience, persistence, and graduation of Latina STEM majors.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.