STEM Education Postdoctoral Research Fellows in Participatory and Community-Engaged Research

该奖项全部或部分根据2021年美国救援计划法案（公法117-2）资助。STEM教育博士后研究奖学金计划资助博士后奖学金，旨在提高近期博士毕业生在STEM，STEM教育和相关学科的研究能力，使他们能够从事STEM教育研究，从而促进该领域的知识。根据这一目标，该项目与密歇根州立大学、纽约州立大学环境科学和林业校区土著人民和环境中心以及梅诺米尼民族学院可持续发展研究所合作，有两个目标。首先是建立STEM教育研究能力和推进STEM教育的知识;其次是扩大有色人种在STEM劳动力中的参与。该项目将利用合作伙伴的机构资源和专门知识，优先支持六名土著STEM教育研究人员发展专业知识和能力，准备他们进行研究，这将产生新的理解，最佳做法，在干教育，有助于增加土著代表在干。该项目活动的框架围绕九个研究-为支持博士后研究员作为高度准备的独立STEM教育研究人员的全面发展提供基础能力。三个机构合作伙伴的互补资源和作用将提供定制的传统和独特的经验，以支持土著STEM教育研究人员的成长，特别是在使用参与性社区参与的研究方法。该伙伴关系将为研究员和教师导师提供土著社区的沉浸式体验，以促进他们的文化能力，并提供机会参与真正的参与性研究，调查对土著人民重要的STEM教育问题。教师导师参与这些活动将扩大他们对研究的看法，并促进他们的STEM和教育部门向更欢迎不同学者的环境转变。该项目具有很高的潜力，可以产生新的模式来支持土著学者，将STEM部门转变为更具包容性的战略，该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查进行评估，被认为值得支持的搜索.

This award is funded in whole or in part under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-2). The STEM Education Postdoctoral Research Fellowship program funds postdoctoral awards designed to enhance the research competencies of recent doctoral graduates in STEM, STEM education, and related disciplines to prepare them to engage in STEM education research that advances knowledge in the field. In alignment with that goal this project partners Michigan State University, the Center for Native Peoples and the Environment at the State University of New York’s Environmental Science and Forestry campus, and the Sustainable Development Institute of the College of Menominee Nation with two objectives. First is to build STEM education research capacity and advance knowledge in STEM education; and second is to broaden the participation of people of color in the STEM workforce. The project will bring to bear the institutional resources and expertise of the collaborating partners to prioritize the support of six Indigenous STEM education researchers in developing professional knowledge and competencies, preparing them to undertake research that will generate new understandings about best practices in STEM education that serve to increase Indigenous representation in STEM.The project activities are framed around nine research-based competencies for supporting the comprehensive development of postdoctoral fellows as highly prepared independent STEM education researchers. The complementary resources and roles of the three institutional partners will deliver a blend of traditional and unique experiences customized to support the growth of Indigenous STEM education researchers, especially in the use of participatory community-engaged research methods. The partnership will afford immersion experiences in Indigenous communities for fellows and faculty mentors to further their cultural competence and provide opportunities to engage in authentic participatory research studies investigating STEM education issues of importance to Indigenous people. The involvement of faculty mentors in these activities will expand their perspectives on research and foster the transformation of their STEM and education departments toward environments more welcoming of diverse scholars. The project holds high potential for generating new models for supporting Indigenous scholars, strategies for transforming STEM departments to be more inclusive, and insights on approaches for successfully engaging in research with diverse communities to improve their representation in the STEM workforce.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.