Promoting persistence of underprivileged college students in science and mathematics through engagement of their families

通过家庭的参与促进贫困大学生对科学和数学的坚持

• 批准号: 1565169
• 负责人: Kevin Johnson
• 金额: $ 64.93万
• 依托单位: Pacific University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2016
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2016-09-15 至 2022-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1565169&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Promoting; persistence; underprivileged; college; students

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM) project at Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon will award scholarships to 36 low-income, academically talented students, and provide the recipients specialized on-campus programing. Both freshmen and transfer students will be eligible for these scholarships. Scholarships will be offered to qualified students in biology, chemistry, computer science, environmental science, mathematics, and physics. Elements in the program will include targeted academic support and cohort development through co-curricular activities. Scholarship recipients will have access to STEM career development opportunities including individual mentoring by faculty, internships, participation in faculty research, and pathways for job placement. It is anticipated that many of the scholarship recipients will be first-generation college students and the project includes an effort to include the families of scholarship recipients in a way that enables the student's family to appreciate the challenges and opportunities of higher education and to assist in providing the support students may need to complete STEM degrees. Scholarships and support for low-income and academically talented students, who may not otherwise be able to obtain STEM degrees, will help to produce a well-trained workforce that will contribute to the nation's economic growth and industrial competitiveness.While current research provides evidence for the importance of family support, few published studies investigate college completion outcomes when the parents and family members of college students from low-income backgrounds are purposefully informed and included in campus-centered social support activities. This Pacific University S-STEM project will include an effort to specifically inform students' parents or other critical family members about college, including processes such as advising and registration, college milestones such as declaring a major, and opportunities such as internships and research. Topics will include the essential time commitment required for students to be successful in college, and that time spent away from college studies should be limited to ensure academic success and access to the economic opportunities of STEM careers. Materials will be multi-lingual and designed with sensitivity to relevant cultural values and cultural norms of communication. The project will study ways to help students' families to understand the investment value for a college education, and thus be more willing and better able to provide emotional support and encouragement for completing college. The results will help to inform the nation's STEM education community about the role of family members in improving retention and degree completion among low-income and academically talented students.

俄勒冈州福里斯特格罗夫太平洋大学的国家科学基金会 (NSF) 科学、技术、工程和数学 (S-STEM) 奖学金项目将向 36 名低收入、有学术才华的学生颁发奖学金，并为获奖者提供专门从事-校园编程。新生和转学生都有资格获得这些奖学金。奖学金将提供给生物学、化学、计算机科学、环境科学、数学和物理学领域合格的学生。该计划的要素将包括通过课外活动提供有针对性的学术支持和群体发展。奖学金获得者将获得 STEM 职业发展机会，包括教师的个人指导、实习、参与教师研究以及就业安置途径。预计许多奖学金获得者将是第一代大学生，该项目包括努力将奖学金获得者的家庭纳入其中，使学生的家庭能够认识到高等教育的挑战和机遇，并协助他们提供学生完成 STEM 学位所需的支持。 为低收入和有学术才华的学生提供奖学金和支持，否则他们可能无法获得 STEM 学位，这将有助于培养训练有素的劳动力，为国家的经济增长和工业竞争力做出贡献。虽然目前的研究提供了证据尽管家庭支持的重要性，但很少有已发表的研究调查当来自低收入背景的大学生的父母和家庭成员有目的地了解并参与以校园为中心的社会支持活动时，大学毕业的结果。太平洋大学 S-STEM 项目将包括向学生家长或其他重要家庭成员专门告知大学相关信息，包括建议和注册等流程、宣布专业等大学里程碑以及实习和研究等机会。 主题将包括学生在大学取得成功所需的必要时间投入，以及应限制大学学习以外的时间，以确保学业成功和获得 STEM 职业的经济机会。材料将采用多种语言，并根据相关文化价值观和文化交流规范进行设计。 该项目将研究如何帮助学生家庭了解大学教育的投资价值，从而更愿意、更有能力为完成大学学业提供情感支持和鼓励。研究结果将有助于让美国 STEM 教育界了解家庭成员在提高低收入和学术天才学生的保留率和学位完成率方面的作用。