ITW: Women, Minorities, and Technology

CISE信息技术劳动力(ITW)提案要求提供资金，以研究女性和少数族裔在IT职业中代表性不足的问题。这项研究将使用基于期望、价值观和成就行为的理论框架。它是为了研究为什么女性在数学、物理和工程学中的代表性不足而开发的。在过去的17年里，这个框架一直被用来研究儿童、青少年和年轻人的教育和职业选择，使用纵向调查设计，包括来自儿童、他们的父母、教师和学校记录的多个指标。因此，研究中将使用三个纵向数据集。此外，还将收集必要的与IT相关的补充数据，并将其添加到密歇根州青少年生活转型研究(MSALT)数据集中。部分数据将通过调查收集，其余数据将通过访谈收集。该项目有可能为妇女和少数族裔在IT职业中代表性不足的问题提供有价值的见解。

This CISE Information Technology Workforce (ITW) proposal requests funds to study the underrepresentation of females and minorities in IT careers. The study will use a theoretical framework based on expectancies, values, and achievement behaviors. It was developed to study why females are underrepresented in mathematics, physics, and engineering. For the past 17 years, this framework has been used to study educational and occupational choices among children, adolescents, and young adults, using longitudinal survey designs that include multiple indicators from children, their parents, teachers, and school records. As a result, there are three longitudinal data sets that will be used in the study. In addition, the necessary supplementary IT-related data will be collected and added to the Michigan Study of Adolescent Life Transitions (MSALT) data set. Part of this data will be collected via surveys and the rest via interviews. This project has the potential to provide valuable insights into the underrepresentation of women and minorities IT careers.