Postdoctoral Research Opportunities for Greater Retention, Engagement, Scholarship, and Success (PROGRESS) in Broadening STEM Education

扩大 STEM 教育领域的博士后研究机会，以提高保留率、参与度、奖学金和成功（进展）

• 批准号: 2329490
• 负责人: Bridget Hilbig
• 金额: $ 124.3万
• 依托单位: Weber State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2024
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2024-01-01 至 2026-12-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2329490&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Postdoctoral; Research; Opportunities; Greater; Retention

The teacher-scholar model for higher education is common among faculty at regional colleges and universities and primarily undergraduate institutions (PUIs), yet most faculty have spent their immediate time after graduate school as postdoctoral researchers advancing scholarship at larger research institutions. Because of this, the approximately 66,000 current postdoctoral scholars have minimal opportunities to improve their teaching and to learn to manage the teaching and research expectations at regional institutions and PUIs, schools that the vast majority of students attend. The teacher-scholar model may provide postdoctoral scholars with better training for the diverse type of positions available for those with a Ph.D., especially in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and STEM education disciplines. This type of training can also be of significance in increasing the diversity of tenure-track faculty because persons excluded due to ethnicity and race (PEERs) are those most likely to pursue non-STEM jobs after obtaining a STEM degree. The project involves a multifaceted approach to transform STEM postdoctoral training for a cohort of four postdoctoral Fellows. Through the program, Fellows become independent scholars who have obtained skills in pedagogy, teaching, writing, and mentorship, all of which can later translate to positions at regional institutions, PUIs, larger research institutions, and industry. Through a teacher-scholar model, PROGRESS Fellows engage in ongoing STEM education research at a regional PUI and develop their own, independent research program building their research expertise, skills, and competencies to engage in impactful STEM and STEM education scholarship. Additionally, PROGRESS includes a multitiered approach to mentorship to help appropriately develop postdoctoral Fellows. Using qualitative and quantitative surveys, self-assessments and annual reviews, and teaching evaluations, the program goals include the generation of novel data on 1) factors that contribute to a sense of belonging in academia for postdoctoral scholars that identify as women and PEERs, 2) professional development activities that contribute to PEERs’ career decision self-efficacy, and 3) the role of the teacher-scholar model for postdoctoral training.This project is funded by the STEM Education Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (STEM Ed PRF) program that aims to enhance the research knowledge, skills, and practices of recent doctorates in STEM, STEM education, education, and related disciplines to advance their preparation to engage in fundamental and applied research that advances knowledge within the field.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.

高等教育的教师-学者模式在地区学院和大学以及主要本科院校 (PUI) 的教师中很常见，但大多数教师在研究生毕业后立即在大型研究机构担任博士后研究人员，以推进学术研究。目前大约 66,000 名博士后学者在绝大多数学生就读的地区机构和 PUI、学校中几乎没有机会改进他们的教学并学习管理教学和研究期望。教师-学者模式可以为博士后学者提供更好的培训。为为拥有博士学位的人提供多种类型的职位，特别是在科学、技术、工程和数学 (STEM) 和 STEM 教育学科领域，这种类型的培训对于增加终身教职人员的多样性也具有重要意义。因为因种族和种族而被排除在外的人是那些在获得 STEM 学位后最有可能从事非 STEM 工作的人，该项目涉及通过该计划对四名博士后研究员进行 STEM 博士后培训的多方面转变。研究员成为独立学者PROGRESS 研究员获得了教育学、教学、写作和指导方面的技能，所有这些技能随后都可以转化为在地区机构、PUI、大型研究机构和行业中的职位。通过教师-学者模式，PROGRESS 研究员参与持续的 STEM 教育研究。此外，PROGRESS 还包括多层次的指导方法，以帮助适当发展博士后。通过定性和定量调查、自我评估和年度审查以及教学评估，该计划的目标包括生成以下方面的新颖数据：1) 有助于女性和同行的博士后学者在学术界产生归属感的因素。 ，2）有助于同行职业决策自我效能的专业发展活动，以及3）教师-学者模型在博士后培训中的作用。该项目由STEM教育博士后研究奖学金（STEM）资助Ed PRF）计划旨在增强近期博士学位在 STEM、STEM 教育、教育和相关学科领域的研究知识、技能和实践，以促进他们为从事基础和应用研究做好准备，从而推进该领域的知识。该奖项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，NSF 的法定使命被认为值得支持。