CAREER: Broadening Participation in STEM: A Qualitative Analysis of African American Male STEM Majors' Mathematics Experiences and Career Decisions

研究文献迫切需要非洲裔美国男学生的数学成功故事，从非洲裔美国男性科学、技术、工程和数学（STEM）专业的学生那里获得见解，以改善招聘、留住和毕业这些学生的努力，这一点非常重要。此外，非裔美国男性学生的STEM职业决策可以提供有关STEM领域持久性和职业轨迹的见解。该项目授予一位职业学者，其目标是理解、综合、记录和突出40名非裔美国男性STEM专业学生的数学经历和职业决策。此外，将建立一个非裔美国男性数学网络（AAMMN），以影响和利用学生的数学优势，该网络将作为具有类似研究和教育目标的其他利益相关者的全国模式。教师早期职业发展（Career）计划是一项国家科学基金会范围内的活动，为通过杰出的研究、优秀的教育以及在其组织使命范围内将教育和研究结合起来，以教师学者为榜样的初级教师提供奖励。该奖项由EHR核心研究（ECR）项目支持。ECR强调在STEM领域产生基础知识的基础教育研究。这项工作有三个目标：1)识别和研究非裔美国男性STEM专业学生的经历、障碍和成功；2)扩大非裔美国男学生对数学的参与；3)广泛传播研究结果。本文以批判种族理论和社会生态结果模型为理论框架进行研究。该研究采用定性方法，如预调查、访谈和人工制品来研究非裔美国男性的数学经验和职业决定的细微差别。这项工作的智力差异在于它的反赤字视角，因此将增加研究主体，突出这一群体的优势。参加这项研究的40名学生分别来自克拉克亚特兰大大学、佐治亚州立大学、佐治亚理工学院和莫尔豪斯学院。这项工作是研究与教育相结合的典范。一个研究生顶点课程将被开发，学生参与研究，并将创建一个非裔美国男性数学网络。该项目的研究结果将通过对非裔美国男性STEM专业学生的数学经历和职业决策进行细致入微的理解、解释和分析，为非裔美国男性学生的国家战略、政策、干预措施和倡议提供信息，从而为该领域做出重大贡献。

African American male students' stories of mathematics success are critically needed in the research literature, and it is important to gain insights from African American male science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) majors to improve efforts to recruit, retain, and graduate these students. Furthermore, African American male students' STEM career decisions can provide insights concerning persistence and career trajectories in STEM fields. This project awarded to a CAREER scholar has the goal to understand, synthesize, document, and highlight the mathematics experiences and career decisions of forty African American male STEM majors. Additionally, an African American Male Mathematics Network (AAMMN) will be established to influence and capitalize on students' mathematical strengths, and this network will serve as a national model for other stakeholders with similar research and education goals. The Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) program is a National Science Foundation-wide activity that offers awards in support of junior faculty who exemplify the role of teacher-scholars through outstanding research, excellent education, and the integration of education and research within the context of the mission of their organizations. This award is supported by the EHR Core Research (ECR) program. ECR emphasizes fundamental STEM education research that generates foundational knowledge in the field. This work is guided by three goals: 1) to identify and examine the experiences, barriers and successes of African American male STEM majors; 2) to broaden the participation of African American male students in mathematics; and 3) to disseminate the results broadly. Critical Race Theory and the Socio-Ecological Outcome Model are used as the theoretical framework to conduct this research. The study employs qualitative methods such as a pre-survey, an interview, and artifacts to examine the nuances of African American men's mathematics experiences and career decisions. The intellectual distinction of this work lies in its anti-deficit perspective and thus will add to the body of research highlighting the strengths of this population. The forty students who will be selected for the study will come from Clark Atlanta University, Georgia State University, Georgia Tech, and Morehouse College. This work is exemplary in integrating research and education. A graduate capstone course will be developed, students are involved in the research, and an African American Male Mathematics Network will be created. The findings from this project will make a significant contribution to the field by providing a nuanced understanding, interpretation, and analysis of African American male STEM majors' mathematics experiences and career decisions to inform national strategies, policies, interventions, and initiatives for African American male students.