Increasing the Representation of Women, Minorities and the Physically Disabled in Science & Engineering: A Survey & Analysis of Efforts at Selected U.S. Colleges &

国家对科学、工程和技术人员的需求日益增长，这使得美国所有部门的人口都必须参与这些领域。在攻读科学和工程学位的学生中，妇女、某些少数群体和身体残疾人士的人数仍然不足。学院和大学已经努力提高这些目标群体对科学和工程的参与，通过大学预科计划来培养学生的兴趣和技能，招募计划来让学生进入科学和工程专业，以及保留计划来提高毕业率。然而，这些计划和服务的范围和有效性尚未得到检验，特别是在本科和研究生水平。通过对顶尖研究型大学、少数族裔机构和女子学院进行调查和深入的案例研究，该项目将确定美国这些机构目前提供的项目和服务的数量、类型和有效性，这些项目和服务旨在提高女性、少数族裔和身体残疾学生在科学和工程领域的参与度。该项目的调查结果将通过关于征聘和留用努力的会议以及通过出版和分发关于征聘和留用科学和工程专业的女性、少数民族和身体残疾学生的报告来传播。该项目将为美国国家科学基金会和国家理解和实施科学与工程项目做出重要贡献。

The increasing national need for science, engineering and technological personnel make the participation of all sectors of the U.S. population in these areas imperative. Women, certain minority groups, and physically disabled persons continue to be underrepresented among those pursuing science and engineering degrees. Colleges and universities have made efforts to increase the participation of these target groups in science and engineering through precollege programs to develop student interest and skills, recruitment programs to bring students into science and engineering majors, and retention programs to improve graduation rates. However, the extent and effectiveness of these programs and services has not been examined, especially at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Through surveys and intensive case studies directed at top research universities, minority institutions, and women's colleges, this project will determine the number, types, and effectiveness of programs and services currently housed at these U.S. institutions which are aimed at increasing the participation of female, minority, and physically disabled students in science and engineering. Findings of the project will be disseminated through a conference on recruitment and retention efforts and through the publication and distribution of a report on the recruitment and retention of female, minority, and physically disabled students in science and engineering. The project will make an important contribution to NSF and national understanding and implementation programs to broaden participation in science and engineering.