Native STEM Portraits: A Longitudinal, Mixed-Methods Study of the Intersectional Experiences of Native Learners and Professionals in STEM

在美国所有的STEM学位课程和专业中，本土学生和专业人士的代表性严重不足，这种代表性不足往往在STEM公平的研究和讨论中被忽视。本摘要和本项目使用“土著”一词作为保护伞，指美洲印第安人、阿拉斯加土著人、夏威夷土著人、太平洋岛民、第一民族和北美其他土著人民。该项目将有助于通过对经验的大部分未探索的主题进行批判性研究来改变有关STEM中土著人的对话，这些经验可以作为土著人成功继续他们在STEM高等教育和职业中的道路的支持或障碍，特别强调女性，LGBTQIA+和两种精神的个人。该项目将为今后的研究提供信息，并就各机构可以实施的有希望的做法提出建议。该项目将研究STEM学生，STEM教师和STEM专业人员内外。该研究涵盖的三个主要STEM领域将是计算机科学和工程，生物科学以及数学，物理和地球科学。该项目由EHR核心研究（ECR）计划支持，该计划支持推进STEM学习和学习环境的基础研究，扩大STEM参与，以及STEM劳动力发展的工作。该项目将：（1）通过文献的范围审查，识别和汇总已知的挑战和支持，具体到STEM职业的本地参与;（2）研究支持和阻碍个人成功地继续他们在STEM高等教育和专业领域的道路的经验，从本科生到专业人士，使用调查和照片启发式访谈;（3）研究管理人员、支持人员和非本地教师通过焦点小组和访谈为STEM的本地学生和教师提供支持。该项目将向广泛的支持者广泛传播调查结果，包括与伙伴机构合作举办讲习班;传统的学术场所，如会议和同行审查的出版物;和视觉展示，将提供给图书馆，博物馆，该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并被认为是值得通过评估使用基金会的知识优点和更广泛的影响审查标准。

Native students and professionals are severely underrepresented in all STEM degree programs and professions in the U.S. This underrepresentation is often overlooked in research and discussions of equity in STEM. This abstract, and this project, uses the word "Native" as an umbrella to refer to American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders, First Nations, and other indigenous peoples of North America. This project will contribute to changing the conversation about Native individuals in STEM by conducting critical research on the largely unexplored topic of experiences, that act either as supports or as barriers for Native individuals to successfully continue their paths in STEM higher education and professions, with special emphasis on women, LGBTQIA+, and two-spirit individuals. This project will inform future research and make recommendations for promising practices that institutions can implement. The project will study STEM students, STEM faculty, and STEM professionals both inside and outside academe. The three main STEM areas covered in the study will be computer sciences and engineering, biological sciences, and mathematics, physics, and earth sciences. This project is supported by the EHR Core Research (ECR) program, which supports work that advances fundamental research on STEM learning and learning environments, broadening participation in STEM, and STEM workforce development.The project will: (1) identify and aggregate what is known of the challenges and supports specific to Native participation in STEM careers through a scoping review of the literature; (2) study the experiences that support and hinder individuals to successfully continue their paths in STEM higher education and professions across the spectrum, from undergraduates to professionals using surveys and photo elicitation interviews; and (3) study the experiences of administrators, support staff, and non-Native faculty in providing supports to Native students and faculty in STEM through focus groups and interviews. The project will extensively disseminate findings to a broad base of constituencies, including collaborative workshops with partner institutions; traditional academic venues such as conferences and peer reviewed publications; and visual displays that will be made available to libraries, museums, and institutions of higher education.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.