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: 2334953
• 负责人: Miriam Segura
• 金额: $ 13.82万
• 依托单位: University of North Georgia
• 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=2334953&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.

专业协会在提供分享研究成果和建立联系的平台方面发挥着重要作用。然而，大多数专业协会都在努力解决历史上在科学、技术、工程和数学领域代表性不足的人口群体成员缺乏代表性和包容性的问题。这些专业协会之一包括生物教育研究促进会 (SABER)，这是一个主要关注本科生物教育研究的领先国际协会，与该组织相关的奖学金影响着每个本科生。生物学习环境。该组织的成员也是其他专业协会的成员，这使得 SABER 成为推动各个生物学子领域的多样性、公平性和包容性相关系统变革的关键杠杆，从而有助于对本科生物教育产生更大的影响。 SABRE 自成立以来，正如 2019 年的一项自学所表明的那样，在其组织结构的各个层面（包括关键领导职位）一直在努力解决多样性和代表性问题，这直接影响到这个社会的文化和氛围，最终影响到社会的文化和氛围。实施多样性，尽管其组织结构发生了重大变化，但仍需要共同努力，以实现与公平和包容性相关的永久性变革。该项目旨在通过从根本上纳入不同的观点和声音来实现可持续的变革。改变组织文化并实施促进文化变革的环境的举措 该项目的目标如下：(1) 广泛、系统地宣传和招募 SABER，以扩大其影响力的组织、机构和个人。目前不知道 SABRE，(2) 为以下人员提供差旅支持生物学领域代表性不足的群体成员或在历史悠久的黑人学院和大学以及其他少数族裔服务机构工作的个人参加全国会议，(3) 提供与 SABER 领导职位包容性个人相关的指导，以及 (4) 发展建立人际网络、指导和领导机会，以维持 SABER 中不同成员的参与。我们认为，增加 SABER 中代表性不足的科学家的数量并纳入其观点将有助于改变该学会的文化，从而通过 (1 ) 促进包容性。创造温馨的空间，促进增强多元化个人的归属感和职业成长，(2) 通过在 SABRE 领导层内培养环境管理者并赋予其权力，并为他们提供差旅支持和指导活动，为会员创造一个支持性环境；(3) 引入结构性变革，最终将影响 SABRE 作为一个组织的文化和氛围，为不同的个人创造多样化的社会领导力最后，由于 SABRE 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协会的努力。变得包容。该奖项反映了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。