Collaborative Research: GSE/RES: Contextualizing Computing Education: The Role of Interdisciplinary, Collab. Research Models in Undergrad. Women's Ed. & Vocational Trajectorie

智力优势：加州州立大学长滩分校和加州大学洛杉矶分校正在研究跨学科合作研究模式以及跨学科合作研究模式的经验对计算机科学和工程专业女本科生的影响。该研究的中心目标是调查如何ICRM的经验在CSE部门塑造本科妇女的教育和职业轨迹（坚持专业，毕业，打算追求研究生学位和/或职业生涯计算），以产生相关的数据，以改善CSE课程/方案。理论方法结合了个人和组织变量的交叉点：组织文化理论允许密切分析学生体验ICRM的部门文化，职业选择理论包括背景和社会影响，并允许个人机构在职业决策。 这项研究将包括六个预先选定的个案研究机构，并采用多阶段的方法，在三年内深入研究个案和研究课题，包括亲自观察和与学生、教师和学术领袖的访谈。高校的ICRM活动日益增多，了解其影响对于提高高校的入学率、持续性、以及从事计算机专业的女性CSE专业毕业。这项研究的结果，通过多个场所传播给从业人员和研究人员，将提供一个了解如何ICRM活动可能会积极影响妇女的教育和职业轨迹在计算领域。此外，这项研究有可能建立从业人员和研究人员的网络，他们有兴趣改善CSE部门和专业的妇女的经验和保留。

Intellectual Merit: California State University Long Beach and the University of California Los Angeles are studying interdisciplinary collaborative research models (ICRM) and the impact of ICRM experiences on undergraduate women in computer science and engineering (CSE). The central objective of the study is to investigate how ICRM experiences in CSE departments shape undergraduate women's educational and vocational trajectories (persistence in major, graduation, intention to pursue graduate degrees and/or careers in computing) to generate data relevant for improving CSE curricula/programs. The theoretical approach incorporates the intersection of personal and organizational variables: organizational culture theory allows for close analysis of the departmental cultures in which students experience ICRM, and vocational choice theory includes background and societal impact and allows for individual agency in career decisions. The study will include six pre-selected case study institutions and incorporates a multi-phased approach in which the cases and research subjects are studied in-depth over three years involving in-person observations and interviews with students, faculty and academic leaders.Broader Impacts: ICRM activities are increasing in colleges and universities, and understanding their impact is important for enhancing the enrollment, persistence, and graduation of women CSE majors who pursue computing professions. The results of this study, disseminated through multiple venues to both practitioners and researchers, will provide an understanding of how ICRM activities may positively impact women's educational and vocational trajectories in computing fields. Moreover, the study has the potential to build networks of practitioners and researchers who have an interest in improving the experiences and retention of women in CSE departments and professions.