HSI Conference: Stakeholder Perspectives on Challenges and Opportunities for Improving Undergraduate STEM Education at HSIs

HSI 会议：利益相关者对改善 HSI 本科 STEM 教育的挑战和机遇的看法

• 批准号: 1764268
• 负责人: William Kitch
• 金额: $ 9.99万
• 依托单位: Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2018-01-01 至 2019-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1764268&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: HSI; Conference; Stakeholder; Perspectives; Challenges

The Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, Angelo State University, El Centro College, West Texas A&M University, Del Mar College, Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Texas Tech University, Texas Woman's University, and the Texas Association of Chicanos in Higher Education, will conduct a conference titled Stakeholder Perspectives on Challenges and Opportunities for Improving Undergraduate STEM Education at Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs). Up to 140 students, faculty, staff, administrators, advocates, and funders will identify challenges and opportunities for improving STEM education at 2- and 4-year HSIs, building capacity for and student participation in STEM research, and implementing institutional change for addressing barriers to Latinx student success in STEM. Nationwide surveys of stakeholders will further explore themes from the conference, and results will be disseminated to the HSI community and NSF to inform funding and institutional initiatives. The conference was proposed in response to a Dear Colleague Letter issued by the National Science Foundation (NSF) calling for submission of conference proposals to inform the design of NSF's new Hispanic-Serving Institution program, to be established in fiscal year 2018.The conference will 1) identify the specific challenges 2- and 4-year HSIs face in adopting evidence-based institutional changes for improving STEM education and Latinx student success, with a specific focus on areas the National Science Foundation could potentially address through targeted funding opportunities; 2) identify challenges and opportunities for 2- and 4-year HSIs in building capacity for research and expanding STEM instruction and other Latinx student supports through collaborations with other institutions and by pursuing appropriate funding opportunities; 3) solicit Latinx STEM student and alumni perspectives on barriers to success in STEM and psychosociocultural tailoring of institutional changes to meet Latinx student needs and improve STEM education at HSIs; and 4) conduct a follow-up survey of stakeholders at 2- and 4-year HSIs across the country to capture a more representative cross-section of their needs, challenges, and priorities based on themes developed through focus groups, semi-structured interviews, and conference discussions. Attendees and presenters will participate in focus groups, semi-structured interviews, and roundtable discussions that will generate key themes of interest to NSF and the broader HSI community, and these themes will be integrated in a stakeholder survey to quantify related 2- and 4-year HSI needs and priorities. Results are expected to inform NSF's new HSI program and contribute to an improved understanding of institutional barriers/opportunities and student perspectives on improving Latinx student recruitment, retention, and advancement in STEM. In addition to informing NSF's new HSI program, conference and survey results will be disseminated to all HSIs and the broader student success research community by making reports available online, presenting results at relevant conferences, and publishing in peer-reviewed journals.

德克萨斯州A＆M州立大学的德克萨斯A＆M工程实验站，西德克萨斯州A＆M大学，德克萨斯州A＆M学院，德克萨斯州A＆M大学 - 大学 - 金斯维尔，得克萨斯州妇女大学，德克萨斯州女子大学，以及德克萨斯州奇卡诺斯大学高等教育协会，将在“挑战和不熟悉的派对人士”中，将在Servers nissprad Grounding nistrand Grabsitiation（Hers inspan）上进行挑战的机会，以提高挑战的机会。多达140名学生，教职员工，管理人员，倡导者和资助者将确定在2年和4年的HSIS上改善STEM教育的挑战和机会，建立了STEM研究的能力以及学生参与STEM研究的能力，并实施机构变更，以解决针对STEM中拉丁裔学生成功障碍的障碍。在全国范围内对利益相关者的调查将进一步探讨会议的主题，并将结果传播给HSI社区和NSF，以告知资金和机构倡议。 提出了这次会议，以回应国家科学基金会（NSF）发出的一封亲爱的同事信，呼吁提交会议建议，以告知NSF新的西班牙裔西班牙裔服务机构计划的设计，该计划将于2018财政年度建立。会议将在2018财政年度建立。可以通过有针对性的资金机会来解决； 2）通过与其他机构的合作以及寻求适当的资金机会，确定了2年和4年HSI的挑战和4年HSI的构建能力和扩大STEM教学能力以及其他拉丁裔学生的支持； 3）征求拉丁裔STEM和校友观点，以了解制度变化的STEM和心理社会文化剪裁的障碍，以满足拉丁裔学生需求并改善HSIS的STEM教育； 4）对全国2年和4年HSI的利益相关者进行后续调查，以根据通过焦点小组，半结构化访谈和会议讨论开发的主题来捕获其需求，挑战和优先事项的更具代表性的横截面。与会者和演示者将参加焦点小组，半结构化访谈以及圆桌会议的讨论，这些讨论将为NSF和更广泛的HSI社区提供关键的主题，这些主题将集成到利益相关者调查中，以量化相关的2年和4年HSI的需求和优先级。预计结果将为NSF的新HSI计划提供信息，并有助于改善对机构障碍/机会以及学生对改善Latinx学生招聘，保留和STEM进步的看法。 除了告知NSF的新HSI计划外，会议和调查结果还将通过在线提供报告，在相关会议上提供结果以及在同行评审的期刊上发布结果，将其传播给所有HSI和更广泛的学生成功研究社区。