Inspiring Networks and Sustainability of Postsecondary Inclusivity and Racial Equity with the Computing Alliance of HSIs

与 HSI 计算联盟一起激发网络和高等教育包容性和种族平等的可持续性

• 批准号: 2140921
• 负责人: Anne-Marie Nunez
• 金额: $ 116.41万
• 依托单位: Ohio State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2022-09-01 至 2023-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2140921&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Inspiring; Networks; Sustainability; Postsecondary; Inclusivity

The Inspiring Networks and Sustainability of Postsecondary Inclusivity and Racial Equity (INSPIRE) project will address the significant problem of sustaining equity-centered student success practices that attempt to mitigate systemic inequities within the STEM and STEM education enterprise. Studies of organizational sustainability of such practices are rare, particularly in Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) and other Minority-Serving Institutions. Also, few such initiatives have been sustained significantly over time. The Computing Alliance of Hispanic-Serving Institutions (CAHSI), a 16-year-old consortium of 40 HSI computer science departments and other partners dedicated to improving racial equity, is one rare long-lasting initiative in this arena. Studying this consortium provides the opportunity to inform organizational change and adaptive strategies to mitigate often long-standing institutional practices that have led to inequitable participation in the computing field. INSPIRE’s goals are to (1) strengthen understanding of equity-centered student success strategies to mitigate systemic inequities in the computing enterprise, (2) support organizational sustainability of equity-centered student success strategies in HSIs, and (3) extend a transferable model of equity-centered student success in computing to other institutions.The project aims to achieve three primary outcomes. First, to advance research on equity-centered student success practices that mitigate institutional racism and advance racial equity in computing. Second, to create a platform to elevate and give voice to student-, staff-, faculty-, and administrator-developed practical approaches to integrate and sustain these strategies. Finally, to develop a transferable and culturally sustaining model of organizational transformation. The project’s scope includes mixed methods quantitative and qualitative research with CAHSI computing departments. The INSPIRE team will also strive to build capacity in these computing departments to sustain organizational change toward racial equity. The approach will include quantitative surveys, qualitative interviews, and in-depth qualitative case studies of four CAHSI departments. The case studies will involve interviews and observations to study how key stakeholders encounter challenges and opportunities to implementing and sustaining equity-centered practices. These stakeholders include faculty, administrators, staff, and students. The project team will share data and generate feedback to build departments’ capacity to sustain equity-oriented organizational change during these activities. One expected result is an enhanced understanding of equity-centered student success strategies and the organizational conditions that hinder or enhance the adoption and sustainability of these strategies. Another is a model of computing student success to mitigate institutional racism in computing and STEM at all institutions. The INSPIRE team will disseminate research and professional development through webinars, publications, presentations, and interactive workshops. Dissemination will focus on inclusive and equitable departmental practices, such as community-building and intersectional approaches to learning and research, that can be directly applied to raise minoritized students’ computing success. Dissemination efforts will address audiences in multiple roles, including students, staff, faculty, and administrators. 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.

启发性的网络和高等包容性和种族平等（INSPIRE）项目的可持续性将解决以股权为中心的学生成功实践的重要问题，这些问题试图减轻STEM和STEM教育企业内的系统不平等现象。关于这种实践的组织可持续性的研究很少，尤其是在西班牙裔服务机构（HSIS）和其他少数派服务机构中。同样，随着时间的流逝，很少有这样的举措能够持续下去。西班牙裔服务机构（CAHSI）的计算联盟是一个由40个HSI计算机科学部门组成的16年历史财团，其他致力于改善种族公平的合作伙伴，是该领域的一项罕见的长期倡议。研究该财团提供了一个机会，可以为组织变革和适应性策略提供信息，以减轻经常长期存在的机构实践，从而导致计算领域的参与不平衡。 INSPIRE的目标是（1）对以公平为中心的学生成功策略的深入了解，以减轻计算机企业中的系统性不平等，（2）支持HSIS中以股权为中心的学生成功策略的组织可持续性，（3）扩展了以股权为中心的学生在计算其他机构方面的可转让模型，以实现三个项目目标。首先，要推进以股权为中心的学生成功实践的研究，以减轻机构种族主义并提高计算中的种族资产。其次，创建一个平台来提升并表达学生，员工，教职员工和管理员开发的实用方法，以综合和维持这些策略。最后，开发一种可转移和文化的组织转型模型。该项目的范围包括CAHSI计算部门的混合方法定量和定性研究。 Inspire团队还将努力在这些计算部门建立能力，以维持组织变革对种族平等的变革。该方法将包括定量调查，定性访谈以及四个CAHSI部门的深入定性案例研究。案例研究将涉及访谈和观察，以研究主要利益相关者如何遇到以股权为中心的实践的挑战和机会。这些利益相关者包括教职员工，管理人员，员工和学生。项目团队将共享数据并产生反馈，以建立部门在这些活动期间维持面向股权的组织变革的能力。一个预期的结果是对以公平为中心的学生成功策略的了解以及阻碍或增强这些策略的采用和可持续性的组织条件有了增强的理解。另一个是计算学生在所有机构中减轻计算和STEM机构种族主义的成功的模型。 Inspire团队将通过网络研讨会，出版物，演示和互动研讨会来传播研究和专业发展。传播将集中于包容和公平的部门实践，例如社区建设和学习和研究的交叉方法，这些方法可以直接应用于提高少数化学生的计算成功。传播努力将针对多个角色的受众介绍，包括学生，员工，教职员工和管理人员。该项目是通过STEM教育计划（EHR种族资产）的种族平等资助。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。该计划与NSF的核心价值保持一致，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。该机构可能包括那些低收入本科生的大部分的机构。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并且使用基金会的知识分子优点和更广泛的影响审查标准，被视为通过评估而被视为珍贵的支持。