Recruiting and retaining underrepresented minorities in the plant sciences: A comprehensive approach

招募和留住植物科学领域代表性不足的少数群体：综合方法

• 批准号: 0925141
• 负责人: Crispin Taylor
• 金额: $ 22万
• 依托单位: American Society of Plant Biologists
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-09-15 至 2012-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0925141&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Recruiting; retaining; underrepresented; minorities; plant

The objectives of this project are to develop a multifaceted approach to address the underrepresentation of minorities in the plant sciences and to increase their participation in plant science research and education. This project will expand self-funded programs by the American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB), including travel awards to the ASPB annual conference, participation in and disbursement of best poster awards at minority student focused conferences, and the Diversity Bank - an information resource and matching service created by ASPB. Regional conferences affiliated with ASPB sectional meetings that will include workshops for students and faculty at minority-serving institutions on teaching, research, and learning will be expanded. Collectively, these activities will encourage and enhance interactions and collaborative efforts among institutions of higher education. This is important because many of the traditionally underrepresented students who go on to graduate schools in science begin their tertiary education at universities that have limited resources for conducting research. These institutions are usually underfunded, so students have fewer opportunities to engage in hands-on research, and faculty are challenged to develop collaborative interactions that support their own professional development while also providing important networking connections for their students. The outreach programs will be targeted to institutions with a significant enrollment of historically underrepresented students, while leveraging ASPB's strong existing presence at many of the country's largest research institutions. Results of this project will be disseminated via the society's Website and member newsletter, as well as through the Understanding Interventions Conference.Broader Impact: The overall goal of the project is to develop partnerships that will integrate teaching and research at different types of institutions of higher education and a professional society. We anticipate that these interactions will produce new synergies among the people and the institutions involved and, therefore, that this project may serve as a model for other scientific societies to engage a broader spectrum of people in science.

该项目的目标是制定多方面的方法来解决植物科学中少数群体代表性不足的问题，并增加他们对植物科学研究和教育的参与。该项目将扩大美国植物生物学家协会 (ASPB) 的自筹资金项目，包括参加 ASPB 年会的旅行奖、参加以少数族裔学生为中心的会议并获得最佳海报奖，以及多样性银行（信息资源）以及由 ASPB 创建的匹配服务。与 ASPB 部门会议相关的区域会议将扩大，其中包括为少数族裔服务机构的学生和教师举办关于教学、研究和学习的研讨会。总的来说，这些活动将鼓励和加强高等教育机构之间的互动和合作。这一点很重要，因为许多传统上代表性不足的学生进入科学研究生院后，都是在研究资源有限的大学开始接受高等教育。这些机构通常资金不足，因​​此学生参与实践研究的机会较少，教师面临着发展协作互动的挑战，以支持他们自己的专业发展，同时也为学生提供重要的网络联系。外展计划将针对那些历史上招收大量学生的院校，同时利用 ASPB 在美国许多最大的研究机构中现有的强大影响力。该项目的结果将通过学会的网站和会员通讯以及理解干预会议进行传播。 更广泛的影响：该项目的总体目标是发展合作伙伴关系，将不同类型的高等院校的教学和研究结合起来教育和专业协会。我们预计这些互动将在相关人员和机构之间产生新的协同作用，因此，该项目可以作为其他科学协会的典范，让更广泛的人们参与科学。