Collaborative Research: BPC-AE: STARS: Catalyzing Action-Oriented Academic Communities for Broadening Participation in Computing

协作研究：BPC-AE：STARS：催化以行动为导向的学术社区，扩大计算参与

• 批准号: 2136600
• 负责人: Audrey Rorrer
• 金额: $ 17.33万
• 依托单位: University of North Carolina at Charlotte
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2021-10-01 至 2024-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2136600&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Collaborative; Research; BPC; AE; STARS

It is critical to address the longstanding issue of underrepresentation of women, Black, and Hispanic students in computing degree programs to provide an equitable foundation for all to participate in our society and the global economy as controllers and creators of technology, and to advance the preparation of a diverse, innovative, and competitive tech workforce. Building on the prior success of the STARS Computing Corps Alliance for Broadening Participation in Computing, the goal of the STARS Catalyst project is to: 1) increase the number of women, Black, and Hispanic students that persist in computing degree programs, and 2) advance the careers of students and faculty from groups that have been historically underrepresented in computing. Through research and evaluation around STARS Catalyst activities, this project will advance knowledge about practices designed to increase persistence and support career advancement in computing for college computing students and faculty, particularly for those from underrepresented and intersectional groups in computing. The STARS Catalyst Alliance is a collaborative effort across Temple University, North Carolina State, Kent State, Florida State University, Morgan State, and University of North Carolina Charlotte. The STARS Computing Corps Alliance for Broadening Participation in Computing (BPC) engages computing faculty and students at colleges, universities, and community colleges in a community of practice with a shared commitment to take action to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion in computing. STARS Computing Corps conferences, communities, and networks create significant institutional and human resources that can expand BPC research to a larger audience of researchers, educators, administrators, CS departments, and K-20 students, and can dramatically increase the number of people taking action in BPC efforts. Prior results show that the STARS Computing Corps alliance increases intentions to persist in computing among STARS students and faculty, with enhanced outcomes for Black students and faculty. This project will significantly extend the STARS alliance to expand upon those impacts, by 1) including new partners that expand the reach of STARS and that emphasize participation of Black and Hispanic students and faculty, particularly from emerging Hispanic Serving Institutions and community colleges, 2) creating new program elements that test new and propagate evidence-based BPC practices within computing departments, and 3) leveraging partnerships to support identity-focused affinity groups, and 4) developing STARS Alumni groups employed in industry positions to promote transition to and retention within the tech workforce. Extensions to the STARS Leadership Corps program, STARS Launch program, and the STARS Celebration conference will serve to develop and propagate evidence-based approaches aimed at improving the teaching and learning of computing for Black and Hispanic students and build evidence of their effectiveness, and the RESPECT research conference will continue to advance peer-reviewed BPC scholarship.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.

解决计算学位课程中女性、黑人和西班牙裔学生代表性不足的长期问题至关重要，为所有人作为技术的控制者和创造者参与我们的社会和全球经济提供公​​平的基础，并推进准备工作多元化、创新性和有竞争力的技术劳动力。 STARS Catalyst 项目的目标是：1) 增加坚持攻读计算机学位课程的女性、黑人和西班牙裔学生的数量，以及 2)促进历史上计算机领域代表性不足的群体的学生和教师的职业生涯。通过围绕 STARS Catalyst 活动的研究和评估，该项目将增进对旨在增强计算机专业学生和教师的持久性并支持计算机职业发展的实践的了解，特别是对于那些来自计算机领域代表性不足和交叉群体的学生和教师。 STARS Catalyst Alliance 是天普大学、北卡罗来纳州立大学、肯特州立大学、佛罗里达州立大学、摩根州立大学和北卡罗来纳大学夏洛特分校的合作成果。 STARS 计算军团扩大计算参与联盟 (BPC) 让学院、大学和社区学院的计算教师和学生参与实践社区，共同承诺采取行动促进计算领域的多样性、公平性和包容性。 STARS 计算军团会议、社区和网络创造了重要的机构和人力资源，可以将 BPC 研究扩展到更多的研究人员、教育工作者、管理人员、CS 部门和 K-20 学生，并可以显着增加采取行动的人数在 BPC 的努力中。先前的结果表明，STARS 计算军团联盟增强了 STARS 学生和教师坚持计算的意愿，并提高了黑人学生和教师的成果。该项目将显着扩展 STARS 联盟，以扩大这些影响，方法是：1) 包括新的合作伙伴，扩大 STARS 的影响范围，并强调黑人和西班牙裔学生和教师的参与，特别是来自新兴西班牙裔服务机构和社区学院的学生和教师，2)创建新的计划元素，在计算部门内测试新的和传播基于证据的 BPC 实践，以及 3) 利用合作伙伴关系来支持以身份为中心的亲和团体，以及 4) 发展受雇于行业职位的 STARS 校友团体以促进转型并留住技术人员。 STARS 领导团队计划、STARS 启动计划和 STARS 庆典会议的扩展将有助于开发和传播循证方法，旨在改善黑人和西班牙裔学生的计算机教学，并建立其有效性的证据，以及RESPECT 研究会议将继续推进同行评审的 BPC 奖学金。该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。