Understanding Intervention that Broaden Participation in Research Careers

描述（由申请人提供）：为实现STEM培训和研究职业中的代表权平等，已经投入了大量的时间、金钱和精力，但成功的指标参差不齐。2007年“了解鼓励少数族裔从事研究职业的干预措施”研讨会的与会者指出，要推进基于研究的干预措施，从而使STEM职业中的个人多样化，必须完成的任务是：对干预研究的持续审查；提出适当的研究问题；为有效的干预研究方法提供技术援助；鼓励干预研究人员社区。基于他们之前组织的三次理解干预会议，长岛大学和美国科学促进会提出了一个为期五年（2012年7月1日- 2017年6月30日）的理解干预项目。长期目标是增加STEM研究职业中代表性不足的少数族裔的数量；我们的目标是提供场地和平台，推动完成2007年订明的任务所需的工作。该项目意义重大，因为它将推动“确定促成因素和实践”，确定干预措施在增加STEM研究职业中代表性不足的少数群体方面的有效性。年度会议将提供：A)传播干预措施研究的场所；B)研究人员/从业人员互动和合作的机会；

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Significant time, money, and effort have been dedicated to achieving equity in representation in STEM training and research careers, yet the indicators of success have been mixed. Attendees of the 2007 Understanding Interventions That Encourage Minorities to Pursue Research Careers Workshop pointed out the tasks that must be accomplished to advance research-based interventions and thus the diversification of individuals in STEM careers: on-going review of interventions research; development of appropriate research questions; technical assistance for effective intervention research methodologies; encouragement of a community of intervention researchers. Building on their prior organization of three Understanding Interventions conferences, Long Island University and the American Association for the Advancement of Science, propose a five-year (7/1/2012- 6/30/2017) Understanding Interventions Project. The long-term goal is to increase the number of underrepresented minorities in STEM research careers; the objectives are to provide venues and platforms to promote the work needed to accomplish the tasks delineated in 2007. The project is significant because it will advance the "identification of contributing factors and practices" that determine interventions' effectiveness in increasing underrepresented minorities in STEM research careers. An annual conference will provide: A) a venue for dissemination of interventions research; B) opportunities for researchers/practitioners to interact and collaborate; C) a mechanism for discourse on research-based interventions' implementation across modalities, stages and venues. An enhanced and interactive Understanding Interventions website will provide additional linkage of the understanding interventions (UI) community as well as an accessible and searchable internet-based annotated database of Interventions research articles and resources; both will expand the dissemination of broadening participation research. A quarterly online/email-based newsletter that distills and disseminates research findings, development opportunities, and general announcements will provide an additional platform for dissemination of interventions research. Social/behavioral sciences and student affairs professional societies and organizations such as the American Association of University Professors, American Association of State Colleges and Universities, and American Association of Universities that influence higher education will be added to the annual conference list and they will receive the newsletter. Achieving the objectives will significantly increase the research based interventions community, its linkages, and its sphere of influence and thereby assist in achieving the goal of increasing the number of underrepresented minorities in STEM research careers. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: The proposed Understanding Interventions project will organize annual conferences, enhance the existing understandinginterventions.org website, and issue a quarterly online newsletter to promote the translation of interventions scholarship to practice and foster interaction between communities of research and practice.