ITW: Bringing Women and Minorities into the IT Workforce: The Role of Non-Traditional Educational Pathways

机构：美国科学促进会提案编号：EIA 0090004PI：雪莉·M·马尔科姆题目：将妇女和少数族裔带入IT劳动力：非传统教育途径的作用这项CESE信息技术劳动力(ITW)提案要求资金研究非传统教育途径在IT专业人员教育中所起的作用，特别是在为未被充分代表的少数族裔和妇女为IT职业生涯做准备方面所起的作用。这项研究将包括四项主要任务。第一项任务将是收集人口统计数据和统计信息，以确定非传统学生和教育途径的特点。第二项任务是通过对以前的学生的调查和对教育工作者、雇主和雇员的采访，收集关于弗吉尼亚-马里兰州-哥伦比亚特区地区非传统学生的教育和职业的详细信息。第三项任务将是数据分析。最后的任务将是科学政策会议，根据前三项任务的结果，为联邦和州政府制定政策议程。该项目有可能为妇女和少数族裔在信息技术职业中代表性不足的教育提供有价值的见解。

Institution: American Association for the Advancement of ScienceProposal Number: EIA 0090004PI: Shirley M. MalcomTitle: Bringing Women and Minorities into the IT Workforce: The Role of Non-Traditional Educational PathwaysThis CISE Information Technology Workforce (ITW) proposal requests funds to study the role that non-traditional educational pathways play in the education of IT professionals, in particular, their role in preparing underrepresented minorities and women for IT careers. The study will consist of four primary tasks. The first task will be the collection of demographic data and statistical information to characterize non-traditional students and educational pathways. The second task will be the collection of detailed information on the education and careers of non-traditional students in the Virginia-Maryland-D.C. region through surveys of former students and interviews with educators, employers, and employees. The third task will be data analysis. The final task will be a science policy conference to develop a policy agenda for federal and state governments based on the results of the first three tasks. This project has the potential to provide valuable insights into the education of underrepresentation of women and minorities for IT careers.