Collaborative Research: IMPLEMENTATION: Broadening participation of marginalized individuals to transform SABER and biology education

合作研究：实施：扩大边缘化个人的参与，以改变 SABER 和生物教育

• 批准号: 2334954
• 负责人: Marcos Garcia-Ojeda
• 金额: $ 8.11万
• 依托单位: University of California - Merced
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2024
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2024-03-01 至 2029-02-28
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2334954&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Collaborative; Research; IMPLEMENTATION; Broadening; participation

Professional societies play an important role in providing a platform for sharing research findings and networking. However, most professional societies grapple with issues related to lack of representation and inclusion of members of demographic groups that have historically been underrepresented in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education and career paths. One among these professional societies includes the Society for the Advancement in Biology Education Research (SABER), a leading premier international society with a primary focus on undergraduate biology education research. Scholarship related to this organization impacts every undergraduate biology learning environment. Additionally, members of this organization are also members of other professional societies, which makes SABER a critical lever for advancing systemic changes related to diversity, equity, and inclusion across various biology sub-fields and thus, helping to exert a larger impact on undergraduate biology education. SABER since its inception and as exemplified by a self-study in 2019, has struggled with issues of diversity and representation at every level of its organizational structure, including key leadership positions. This aspect directly impacts the culture and climate of this society which ultimately affects the implementation of diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts related to undergraduate biology education. Despite significant changes in its organizational structure, a concerted effort is needed to institute a permanent change related to equity and inclusion. This project aims to enact sustainable change by including diverse perspectives and voices to fundamentally change the culture of the organization and implement initiatives that promote an environment to enable cultural change. The goals of this project are as follows: (1) broadly and systematically advertise and recruit for SABER to broaden its reach to organizations, institutions, and individuals who are not currently aware of SABER, (2) offer travel support for individuals that are members of groups typically underrepresented in biology or who work at historically black colleges and universities and other minority serving institutions to attend the national meeting, (3) offer mentorship related to inclusion to individuals in leadership positions at SABER, and (4) develop networking, mentoring, and leadership opportunities to sustain the involvement of diverse members within SABER. We posit that increasing the number and including the perspectives of underrepresented scientists within SABER will enable a shift in the culture of this society to help advance inclusion by (1) creating welcoming spaces that foster an enhanced sense of belonging and professional growth of diverse individuals, (2) creating a supportive environment for members by developing and empowering environmental stewards within the SABER leadership and by offering them travel support and mentoring activities, and (3) introducing structural changes that will ultimately affect the culture and climate of SABER as an organization to create pathways that diversify the society’s leadership for diverse individuals. Finally, as members of SABER are members of other sub-fields of biology, these efforts will directly impact other professional societies in their efforts to becoming inclusive.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.

专业社会在提供共享研究发现和网络的平台方面发挥了重要作用。但是，大多数专业社会努力解决与缺乏代表性和包括历史上人口统计学群体成员相关的问题有关的问题，而人口统计组的成员在科学，技术，工程和数学（STEM）教育和职业道路上的人口不足。这些专业社会之一包括生物学教育研究协会（SABER），这是一个领先的国际领先社会，主要关注本科生物学教育研究。与该组织有关的奖学金会影响每个大学生物学学习环境。此外，该组织的成员也是其他专业社会的成员，这使SABER成为促进与多样性，公平和包容性的系统变化有关的关键杠杆，因此有助于对本科生物学教育产生更大的影响。 Saber自成立以来，并在2019年的自学典范中，在其组织结构的各个层面（包括关键领导地位）上一直在努力解决多样性和代表性问题。这一方面直接影响了这个社会的文化和气候，最终影响了与本科生物学教育有关的多样性，公平和包容性工作的实施。尽管其组织结构发生了重大变化，但仍需要一致的努力来进行与公平和包容有关的永久变化。该项目旨在通过包括潜水员的观点和声音来从根本上改变组织文化并实施促进环境以实现文化变革的计划来实现可持续变化。 The goals of this project are as follows: (1) broadly and systematically advertise and recruit for SABER to broaden its reach to organizations, institutions, and individuals who are not currently aware of SABER, (2) offer travel support for individuals that are members of groups typically underrepresented in biology or who work at historically black colleges and universities and other minority serving institutions to attend the national meeting, (3) offer mentalship related to inclusion to individuals in Saber的领导职务，以及（4）发展网络，心理和领导力的机会，以维持Saber中潜水员的参与。 We point that increasing the number and including the perspectives of underrepresented scientists within SABER will enable a shift in the culture of this society to help advance inclusion by (1) creating welcome spaces that foster an enhanced sense of belonging and professional growth of divers individuals, (2) creating a supporting environment for members by developing and empowering environmental stewards within the SABER leadership and by offering them travel support and mental activities, and (3) introducing structural changes that will ultimately影响Saber作为一个组织的文化和气候，以创建使社会领导能力多样化多样化个人的途径。最后，由于Saber的成员是生物学其他子领域的成员，这些努力将直接影响其他专业社会的努力，以使其成为包容性。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并被认为通过基金会的知识分子和更广泛的影响来通过评估来获得珍贵的支持。