Collaborative Research: Building Racial Equity in Marine Science

合作研究：在海洋科学中建立种族平等

• 批准号: 2224571
• 负责人: TIARA MOORE
• 金额: $ 176.97万
• 依托单位: BLACK IN MARINE SCIENCE
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2023-08-15 至 2028-07-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2224571&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Collaborative; Research; Building; Racial; Equity

Ocean science is one of the least diverse sciences in the United States. Yet the complex and pressing issues facing the ocean and the needs of ocean-dependent communities require an ocean-literate society with diverse expertise, racial identities, and experiences. This project combines the strengths of two entities, Hampton University and Black in Marine Science, to increase the participation of Black people in marine science related fields and create a sense of belonging through culturally responsive and justice-centered programming. This project is designed to boost ocean literacy and research within Black and other marginalized communities and equip people with tools to solve problems in their changing environment. The project will (1) attract high school students of color into marine science related fields, (2) engage undergraduates through a culturally relevant curriculum, (3) support undergraduates and graduates develop professional skills and build their identity as scientists, (4) prepare undergraduates for marine science-related and STEM careers, and (5) introduce both high school students and undergraduates to research. All activities will be implemented using equitable STEM teaching tools (cultural pedagogies, multi-generational learning, supporting diverse sense-making, centering racial justice, meaningful phenomena, and place-based learning).This project aims to answer the overarching research question: How does participation in the designed project activities improve outcomes and increase racial equity for Black people? The research team will collect data on the experiences and impacts on participants to understand how different aspects of the project affect their knowledge of and sense of belonging in marine sciences. The internal and external evaluation of the project will utilize a culturally responsive and equity-focused approach, mixed-methods (quantitative and qualitative) data collection strategies, and apply an educative and values-engaged lens. These methods will provide richer data, allow for better data triangulation, higher multicultural validity, and produce more nuanced evaluation results. The broader impacts of this project include scientific publications with key findings from the evaluations, conference, and community presentations to highlight the strength and weaknesses of the programming, curriculum accessible to teachers and lastly, data on attraction, retention, and sense of belonging of participants.This project is funded by the Racial Equity in STEM Education activity (EDU Racial Equity). The activity supports projects that promote racial equity in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and workforce development through research and practice. Awarded projects center the voices, knowledge, and experiences of the individuals, communities, and institutions most impacted by the inequities caused by systemic racism in STEM fields. This activity 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.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.

海洋科学是美国最少的潜水科学之一。然而，海洋面临的复杂而紧迫的问题和依赖海洋的社区的需求需要一个具有潜水专业知识，种族认同和经验的海洋文化社会。该项目结合了两个实体，即汉普顿大学和海洋科学领域的黑人的优势，以增加黑人参与海洋科学相关领域的参与，并通过以文化响应式和以司法为中心的节目来创造一种归属感。该项目旨在提高黑人和其他边缘化社区内的海洋素养和研究，并为人们提供在不断变化的环境中解决问题的工具。 The project will (1) attract high school students of color into marine science related fields, (2) engage undergraduates through a culturally relevant curriculum, (3) support undergraduates and graduates develop professional skills and build their identity as scientists, (4) prepare undergraduates for marine science-related and STEM careers, and (5) introduce both high school students and undergraduates to research.所有活动都将使用公平的STEM教学工具（文化教学，多代学习，支持潜水员的理解，以种族正义为中心，有意义的现象和基于地点的学习）。该项目旨在回答总体研究问题：参与设计项目活动如何改善企业活动并增加黑人的种族平衡？研究团队将收集有关参与者的经验和影响的数据，以了解项目的不同方面如何影响他们对海洋科学的知识和归属感。该项目的内部和外部评估将利用一种以文化响应和公平为中心的方法，混合方法（定量和定性）数据收集策略，并应用教育和价值观的镜头。这些方法将提供更丰富的数据，从而提供更好的数据三角剖分，更高的多重性并产生更细微的评估结果。该项目的更广泛影响包括科学出版物，其中包括评估，会议和社区演讲中的关键发现，以突出编程的实力和弱点，教师可以访问的课程，最后是有关参与者的吸引力，保留和归属感的数据。这些项目由STEM教育活动中的种族平价资助。该活动支持通过研究和实践来促进科学，技术，工程和数学（STEM）教育和劳动力发展的项目。授予的项目将个人，社区和机构的声音，知识和经验中心受到由STEM领域的系统性种族主义造成的不平等影响最大的机构。这项活动符合NSF的核心价值，即支持来自全国各种人口统计群体，地区和组织类型的杰出研究人员和创新思想家。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并被认为是通过基金会的知识分子优点和更广泛影响的审查标准来评估通过评估来支持的。