RUI, SBP, Collaborative Research: Exploring the unique effects of shared past adversity for enhancing social connection and identify-safety in STEM

RUI、SBP，合作研究：探索过去共同逆境对增强 STEM 中的社会联系和身份安全的独特影响

• 批准号: 2017212
• 负责人: Evava Pietri
• 金额: $ 8.25万
• 依托单位: Indiana University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2020-09-01 至 2021-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2017212&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: RUI; SBP; Collaborative; Research; Exploring

Representation matters for promoting students’ interest and belonging in STEM. Research has not clearly identified who counts as representation for different groups of students? Which scientists act as role models to spark students’ engagement with STEM? For a scientist to be a role model, it is important that students feel similar to that scientist, and students often feel similar to a person who has a matching identity, such as a female scientist for female students or a Black scientist for Black students. It is less clear, however, who would be a role model for Black female students who have multiple important identities (i.e. both Black, female, and STEM). This research will test the prediction that Black female students feel similar to scientists when they believe the scientist has had comparable experiences with discrimination (i.e., has faced similar types of racism or sexism). This is a critical question to explore because Black women are severely underrepresented in STEM, and as a result, the current work aims to provide practical techniques for recruiting and retaining Black women in these fields. This research tests how and when representation matters for Black women.This research will test how the context influences identification with various role-model types. This research contrasts whether having similar encounters with bias due to one’s identity (i.e., race or gender) versus having a common struggle is better for fostering feelings of similarity with a potential role model. The research tests the hypothesis that race tends to be more salient than gender in most situations for Black women. Thus, Black women are more likely to feel similar to a scientist matching their race than their gender because of the continuing racism permeating US society. That is, the primary hypothesis is that Black women will believe that a Black scientist has had more similar experiences with discrimination when compared to a White female scientist. However, context matters. In STEM fields where women are particularly under-represented, White female scientists may act as role models for Black women majors. Finally, we will investigate when and why Black female students might identify with a Latino male scientist who also faces race-based discrimination. All three studies will examine important outcomes related to feeling similar to the scientist including belonging, confidence, interest, and engagement in STEM. This research has direct applications to broadening participation for students in STEM fields and to models of identity.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.

表示促进学生的兴趣和属于STEM的代表性很重要。研究尚未清楚地确​​定谁算作不同的学生群体的代表？哪个科学家充当激发学生参与STEM的榜样？为了使科学家成为榜样，重要的是，重要的是学生让学生感觉与那个科学家相似，而且学生通常会感到与具有匹配身份的人相似，例如女学生的女科学家或黑人学生的黑人科学家。然而，对于拥有多个重要身份（即黑人，女性和STEM）的黑人女学生来说，他们将成为一个榜样。这项研究将测试黑人女学生认为科学家在歧视方面具有可比的经验（即面临类似类型的种族主义或性别歧视）时，他们会感到与科学家相似的预测。这是一个关键的问题，因为黑人妇女在STEM中的代表性严重不足，因此，目前的工作旨在为在这些领域招募和保留黑人妇女提供实用技术。这项研究测试了对黑人妇女的表现如何以及何时重要。这项研究将测试上下文如何影响各种角色模型类型的识别。这项研究对比了，由于一个人的身份（即种族或性别）与共同的斗争相似，是否与偏见发生相似的相遇是否更好，这对与潜在的榜样相似的感觉更好。该研究检验了以下假设：在大多数情况下，黑人妇女在大多数情况下种族往往比性别更重要。这就是黑人妇女更有可能与匹配种族的科学家相似，而不是由于持续的种族主义渗透到美国的社会，而与他们的性别相似。也就是说，主要的假设是黑人妇女会认为，与白人女性科学家相比，黑人科学家在歧视方面具有更相似的经验。但是，上下文很重要。在妇女特别不足的STEM领域，白人女科学家可以充当黑人女主教专业的榜样。最后，我们将调查黑人女学生何时以及为什么与拉丁裔男性科学家认同，他们也面临基于种族的歧视。这三项研究将研究与与科学家相似的感觉有关的重要结果，包括归属，信心，兴趣和参与STEM。这项研究直接适用于扩大学生在STEM领域和身份模型中的参与。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并使用基金会的知识分子优点和更广泛的影响标准，被视为通过评估而被视为珍贵的支持。