CAREER: Thriving in Context: Bridging Academic, Social, and Psychological Wellbeing among Black College Women to Increase STEM Retention (Broadening Participation and Persistence)

职业：在环境中蓬勃发展：在黑人女大学生中架起学术、社会和心理健康的桥梁，以提高 STEM 保留率（扩大参与和坚持）

• 批准号: 2336806
• 负责人: Seanna Leath
• 金额: $ 50万
• 依托单位: Washington University
• 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: 2023-10-01 至 2026-08-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2336806&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: CAREER; Thriving; Context; Bridging; Academic

Academic motivation has received more attention regarding Black women’s STEM retention. Yet, psychosocial processes, particularly those tied to discrimination, are crucial to understanding how Black women navigate university contexts. What is less clear is under what conditions and in what ways, individual factors and institutional resources, operate as protective factors for Black women’s STEM retention. How might attention to social and psychological phenomenon shed light on academic motivation and STEM retention among Black women? The present CAREER proposal draws on an integrated program of research and education to: (1) focus specifically on how, in addition to academic ability, social and psychological wellbeing are largely neglected, but powerful influences on Black women’s STEM retention; (2) investigate key moderators of the relationships between Black women’s perceptions of institutional climate and STEM persistence; and (3) explore how Black women cultivate networks of personal and institutional support to offset identity-based marginalization and thrive. This work was supported by the Developmental Sciences program and the Education and Human Resources Core Research program.The project includes two phases of research and an educational plan that will benefit a range of stakeholders, including educators, scholars, and community organizations. The first phrase involves mixed methodological data collection with annual surveys and in-depth, semi-structured interviews with Black undergraduate women at two local institutions (PWI and HBCU) over a 4-year period. The second phase involves design-based research with administrators at both universities to develop a comprehensive set of practical resources for future cohorts of Black undergraduate women. The current study will expand developmental theories of college student adjustment to create a student thriving framework that examines individual and institutional-level factors as key aspects of STEM achievement and retention. In addition, the findings will inform institutional efforts on helping Black women thrive in STEM contexts, and use a multi-tiered approach with Black women STEM majors, faculty in STEM departments, and university leaders.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.

学术动机对黑人女性的茎保留受到了更多关注。然而，社会心理过程，尤其是与歧视相关的过程，对于了解黑人妇女如何应对大学的情况至关重要。不清楚的是在什么条件下以及以什么方式（个人因素和机构资源）作为黑人妇女保留的受保护因素运作。对社会和心理现象的关注如何阐明黑人妇女的学术动机和障碍？目前的职业建议借鉴了一项研究和教育的综合计划：（1）专门关注除学术能力，社会和心理健康外如何在很大程度上被忽略了，但对黑人女性的茎保留率有强大的影响； （2）调查黑人妇女对制度气候和茎坚持的看法之间关系的关键主持人； （3）探索黑人妇女如何培养个人和机构支持网络，以抵消基于身份的边缘化和繁荣。这项工作得到了发展科学计划和教育和人力资源核心研究计划的支持。该项目包括研究的两个阶段和一个教育计划，这些计划将使包括教育工作者，学者和社区组织在内的一系列利益相关者受益。第一个短语涉及在4年期间，在两个当地机构（PWI和HBCU）对黑人本科妇女进行年度调查以及对黑人本科妇女的深入，半结构化访谈的混合方法学数据收集。第二阶段涉及两所大学的管理人员基于设计的研究，以为未来的黑人本科妇女提供一组全面的实践资源。当前的研究将扩大大学生调整的发展理论，以创建一个学生蓬勃发展的框架，该框架将个人和机构级别的因素视为STEM成就和保留的关键方面。此外，这些发现将为黑人妇女在STEM环境中蓬勃发展，并与黑人妇女STEM专业，STEM部门和大学领导者采用多层方法的机构努力。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并被认为是通过该基金会的知识分子和更广泛影响的评估来评估CRITERIA CRITERIA CRITERIA的评估。