Black Research Support Network: Studying Change By, With, and For Black Undergraduate Computer Science Faculty & Students at Three Institutions

黑人研究支持网络：研究由黑人本科计算机科学教师、与黑人本科计算机科学教师共同进行的变革

• 批准号: 2140246
• 负责人: Gloria Washington
• 金额: $ 52.18万
• 依托单位: Howard University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2022-09-01 至 2025-08-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2140246&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Black; Research; Support; Network; Studying

This project will address several aspects of the racial inequities often faced by Black undergraduate students in the field of computer science research, such as access to capital (social and economic), research topics relevant to their experience, hidden curriculum, and threats to belonging. It will tackle systemic barriers through a research support network for Black undergraduates attending two Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs; Howard University and Johnson C. Smith University) and one Predominantly White Institution (PWI; University of North Carolina Charlotte), combining multiple evidence-based approaches to provide mutual support towards institutional change that addresses racial inequity. The research support network will include: 1) mentoring by both Black graduate students and Black faculty, 2) culturally and socially relevant research topics and experiences, 3) Black researcher affinity groups, and 4) a Black researcher speaker series. The project will study the impacts of this holistic approach on participating Black undergraduate students’ sense of belonging within the field, computer science research skills, and intention to pursue a graduate career. Through its evaluation, the project will explore the impacts of the collaboration between HBCUs and a PWI on institutional policies, programs, and practices; impacts on faculty; and Black students’ graduate school applications, acceptances, and financial awards/support. This proposed work will advance the knowledge base for addressing systemic barriers and racial inequities in computer science undergraduate programs while simultaneously evaluating the potential impact these efforts can have on participating institutions and on Black students’ matriculation into graduate school.The study seeks to answer two main research questions: 1: What are the effects of a Black research support network that is designed to address systemic barriers to Black students pursuing graduate education in computer science? 2: In what ways does a Black research support network promote racial equity for Black undergraduate computer science students? Using a multiple case study research design, the project will examine the impact of a Black research support network on Black undergraduate computing students and faculty at each of the partner universities (two HBCUs and a PWI). Culturally relevant theories and grounding philosophies will drive the research methods and analyses. Mixed qualitative and quantitative data will be collected throughout the life of the project and analyzed separately per institution utilizing a parallel mixed design. An external evaluator will collect and report data related to the program model, undergraduate participation, and graduate student attendance. Further, the evaluation will explore the impacts of the collaboration between HBCUs and a PWI on systemic institutional changes. The project will share its findings through journal publications and conference presentations as well as webinars, workshops, a website, and social media.This project is funded through the Racial Equity in STEM Education program (EHR Racial Equity). The program supports research and practice projects that investigate how considerations of racial equity factor into the improvement of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and workforce. Awarded projects seek to center the voices, knowledge, and experiences of the individuals, communities, and institutions most impacted by systemic inequities within the STEM enterprise. This program aligns with NSF’s core value of supporting outstanding researchers and innovative thinkers from across the Nation's diversity of demographic groups, regions, and types of organizations. Funds for EHR Racial Equity are pooled from programs across EHR in recognition of the alignment of its projects with the collective research and development thrusts of the four divisions of the directorate. Institutions may include those with significant percentages of low-income undergraduate students.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.

该项目将解决计算机科学研究领域的黑人本科生经常面临的种族不平等的几个方面，例如获得资本（社会和经济），与他们的经验相关的研究主题，隐藏的课程以及属于威胁的威胁。它将通过针对黑人本科生的研究支持网络来应对有系统的障碍，参加了两所历史悠久的黑人学院和大学（HBCUS； Howard University和Johnson C. Smith University），以及一个主要是白人机构（PWI；北卡罗来纳大学夏洛特大学），结合了多种循证方法，以提供对机构变革的相互支持，以解决机构的范围，以解决机构的范围。研究支持网络将包括：1）黑人研究生和黑人教职员工的心理，2）在文化和社会上相关的研究主题和经验，3）黑人研究员亲和力小组，以及4）黑人研究员演讲者系列。该项目将研究这种整体方法对参与黑人本科生的归属感，计算机科学研究技巧以及从事研究生职业的意图的影响。通过评估，该项目将探讨HBCUS与PWI之间对机构政策，计划和实践的合作的影响；对教师的影响；以及黑人学生的研究生院申请，接受和金融奖励/支持。这项拟议的工作将提高知识基础，以解决计算机科学本科课程中的系统性障碍和种族不平等，同时评估这些努力对参与机构以及黑人学生矩阵的潜在影响，该研究旨在回答两个主要的研究问题：1：旨在解决黑人研究的影响，以解决黑人研究的影响，以解决黑人的毕业？ 2：黑人研究支持网络以什么方式促进黑人本科计算机科学专业的赛车股权？使用多个案例研究设计设计，该项目将研究黑人研究支持网络对每所伙伴大学的黑人本科计算学生和教职员工的影响（两个HBCUS和一个PWI）。与文化相关的理论和基础哲学将推动研究方法和分析。在项目的整个生命的整个生命周期中，将收集混合定性和定量数据，并利用平行混合设计分别分析每个机构。外部评估将收集和报告与计划模型，本科参与和研究生出勤有关的数据。此外，评估将探讨HBCUS与PWI之间的协作对系统机构变化的影响。该项目将通过期刊出版物和会议演示文稿以及网络研讨会，研讨会，网站和社交媒体分享其发现。该项目是通过STEM教育计划（EHR种族资产）的种族资产来资助的。该计划支持研究和实践项目，这些项目研究了对种族资产的考虑如何改善科学，技术，工程和数学（STEM）教育和劳动力。授予的项目旨在将个人，社区和机构的声音，知识和经验集中在STEM企业中最受系统性不平等影响。该计划符合NSF的核心价值，即支持来自全国各种人口群体，地区和组织类型的杰出研究人员和创新思想家。 EHR种族平等的资金是由EHR的计划汇总的，以表彰其项目与该局四个部门的集体研究和发展力量的一致性。机构可能包括那些低收入本科生的人。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并通过使用基金会的知识分子优点和更广泛的影响审查标准来评估被认为是宝贵的支持。