Growing Community Change Researchers in STEM

项目摘要/摘要 为了增加非洲裔美国人和阿巴拉契亚学生在STEM的代表性，有一个关键的 需要开发有意义地让这些群体参与到与社区相关的翻译STEM中的计划 经历。这项提议的总体目标是让来自非洲城市的学生和教师参与进来 社区参与性研究(CBPR)项目中的美国和阿巴拉契亚乡村学校 重点关注当地社区的药物滥用和成瘾问题。CBPR是一种面向科学探究的方向 重视社区和学术伙伴之间的共同决策和公平合作。在这 案例，CBPR将让学生扮演科学家的角色，拥有受人尊敬的背景专业知识和观点 这不仅将提高研究的质量，还将增加积极社会变革的潜力。 这项建议的基本原理是，让CBPR的学生调查药物滥用和成瘾 他们自己的社区将让年轻人体验科学实践和STEM技能如何解决 现实世界的问题，这将增加他们对科学的感知相关性，以一种传统的方式 基于课堂的学习不能。在研究中作为共同决策者进行协作的年轻人更多 可能会对STEM研究专业产生内在的兴趣。通过促进有意义的参与 上瘾科学研究，我们将达到我们的长期目标，增加经济，地理和种族 研究人员队伍的多样性。我们的计划有两个具体目标：增加学生参与的STEM 通过培训教师进行以社区为基础的参与性研究和 高级STEM技能。教师的预期结果包括提高STEM的技能和自我效能感 教学和以学生为主体的教学技巧。通过以下方式促进STEM技能、知识和兴趣 通过CBPR项目吸引高中生参与，这些项目分享 研究过程，从创立到传播。学生的预期结果包括增加STEM 知识和技能，对科学研究兴趣的增加，STEM效率的提高和追求的愿望 从事生物医学、行为学或临床研究。我们将通过每年一次的 每年都会有一组新的学生参与药物滥用调查的活动 以及他们当地社区的毒瘾。年度活动将包括：1)校内教师培训，2)两年 校园日间学生培训，3)研究提案制定阶段，4)六个月实施 学生选择的研究设计，以及5)校园和社区的传播活动。贯穿始终 在活动周期中，学生将与我们极其多样化的教职员工合作并接受指导 团队，他们中的大多数人都有在学生社区生活的经历。参与的人数至少为 在整个课程过程中，210名学生和12-20名教师将显著影响代表人数 城市非裔美国人和阿巴拉契亚农村人在行为、生物医学和临床研究方面的职业生涯。

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT In order to increase representation of African American and Appalachian students in STEM, there is a critical need to develop programs that meaningfully engage these groups in translational, community-relevant STEM experiences. The overall objective of this proposal is to engage students and teachers from urban African American and rural Appalachian schools in a community-based participatory research (CBPR) program focused on drug abuse and addiction in their local communities. CBPR is an orientation to scientific inquiry that values shared decision-making and equitable collaboration between community and academic partners. In this case, CBPR will engage students in the role of scientist, with respected contextual expertise and perspective that will not only improve the quality of the research but also increases the potential for positive social change. The rationale of this proposal is that engaging students in CBPR to investigate drug abuse and addiction in their own communities will allow youth to experience how scientific practices and STEM skills can address real-world problems, which will increase their perceived relevance of science in a way that traditional classroom-based learning cannot. Youth who collaborate as shared decision-makers in research are more likely to develop intrinsic interest in STEM research professions. By facilitating meaningful engagement in addiction science research, we will reach our long-term goal of increasing economic, geographic, and racial diversity in the research workforce. Our program has two specific aims: Increase student-engaged STEM pedagogy in high school classrooms by training teachers in community-based participatory research and advanced STEM skills. Expected outcomes for teachers include increased skill and self-efficacy in STEM teaching and student-engaged teaching techniques. Promote STEM skills, knowledge, and interest by engaging high school students through CBPR projects that share decision-making at every step of the research process, from inception to dissemination. Expected outcomes for students include increased STEM knowledge and skills, increased interest in scientific research, increased STEM efficacy, and a desire to pursue a biomedical, behavioral or clinical research career. We will accomplish these aims through an annual cycle of activities that each year engages a new group of students as co-researchers in investigations of drug abuse and addiction in their local communities. Annual activities will include: 1) on-campus teacher training, 2) a two day student training on campus, 3) a research proposal development phase, 4) six months to implement the students' chosen research design, and 5) dissemination events on campus and in the community. Throughout the activity cycles, students will collaborate with and receive mentorship from our extremely diverse faculty team, the majority of whom have lived experiences in the communities of the students. Participation by at least 210 students and at 12-20 teachers over the course of the program will significantly impact the representation of urban African Americans and rural Appalachians in behavioral, biomedical, and clinical research careers.