Recruitment and Retention of Women in Engineering and Engineering Technology

由于男性占美国制造业劳动力的三分之二以上，女性是一种尚未开发的人才资源，可以帮助美国制造商提高全球竞争力。与行业合作伙伴合作，以解决工程和工程技术（E ET）职业的性别多样性的区域需求，该项目在康涅狄格州诺沃克社区学院旨在吸引更多的女性到大学E ET教育计划。在研究结果的基础上，该项目将侧重于以下以学生为中心的目标：（1）设计和实施在教育和培训方案中招募和留住女学生的战略&;（2）通过在课程中实施高影响力的做法和通过学生支助方案留住女学生;以及（3）设计和提供一个情境化的中级代数课程，其中包括基于研究的方法，以提高女学生的成功率。由于该学院最近被指定为西班牙裔服务机构，该项目将努力增加西班牙裔女学生的数量，进一步支持科学，技术，工程和数学劳动力的多样化。将完成一项全面评价，以帮助确定哪些战略最有效，对谁最有效。这个项目可以提供一个模型，其他社区学院和雇主可以使用，以增加劳动力的多样性。新的招聘和保留战略将建立在早期的ATE项目，已在同行机构进行，并使用已开发的资源，以解决在E ET计划的性别差距。与当地商业和行业合作伙伴的小组讨论旨在提高校园对该计划的认识，并鼓励教师加强他们的课程。利用在线培训和校园研讨会，教师将学习支持不同学习者的工具和技术，以及如何将这些技术应用到他们的课程。该项目将设计和试点一个情境化的中级代数课程，因为大多数大学E ET学生都是从这个水平开始的，这是一个尚未决定的学生的必修课。将鼓励参加该课程的女生攻读教育和培训学位。该课程将包括女性友好的例子，在课堂上的小组工作，和团队项目，妇女可以发展社区意识和对他们的学习的所有权。 这门课程将成为其他教师的榜样，他们的目标是将背景和女性支持的做法纳入他们的课程。这一奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并已被认为是值得通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估的支持。

Because men make up more than two-thirds of the manufacturing workforce in the United States, women are an untapped resource of talent to help US manufacturers become more globally competitive. Working collaboratively with industry partners to address the regional demand for gender-diversity in engineering and engineering technology (E&ET) occupations, this project at Norwalk Community College in Connecticut aims to to attract more females to the college E&ET education programs. Building on research findings, the project will focus on the following student-centered objectives: (1) designing and implementing strategies for recruiting and retaining female students in E&ET programs; (2) retaining female students by implementing high-impact practices within courses and through student support programs; and (3) designing and delivering a contextualized Intermediate algebra course that includes research based methods for increasing success rates of female students. Because the college has recently been designated a Hispanic Serving Institution, the project will strive to increase in the number of Hispanic female students, further supporting the diversification of the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics workforce. A comprehensive evaluation will be completed to help determine which strategies work best and for whom. This project may provide a model that other community colleges and employers can use to increase workforce diversity.The new recruitment and retention strategies will build upon earlier ATE projects that have been conducted at peer institutions and use resources that have been developed to address the gender gap in E&ET programs. Panel discussions with local business and industry partners will aim to raise awareness of the program on campus and encourage faculty to enhance their course curricula. Using online training and campus workshops, faculty will learn about tools and techniques for supporting diverse learners and how to apply these techniques to their courses. The project will design and pilot a contextualized Intermediate Algebra course, because most of the college E&ET students start at that level, and it is a required course for undecided students. Female students enrolled in that course will be encouraged to pursue a degree in E&ET. The course will include female friendly examples, group work in class, and team projects where women can develop a sense of community and ownership over their learning. This course will be a model for other faculty members who aim to incorporate context- and female-supportive practices in their curriculum.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.