Positive STEM Experiences for Underrepresented and Rural 6-12th Graders: A Novel Approach to Pre-Collegiate Neuroscience using a Train-the-Trainer Model, Summer Immersion, and Sustained Mentorship

为代表性不足和农村 6-12 年级学生提供积极的 STEM 体验：利用培训师培训模型、暑期沉浸式学习和持续指导的大学预科神经科学新方法

• 批准号: 10665443
• 负责人: Anita Christine Randolph
• 金额: $ 27万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2023-09-01 至 2028-08-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10665443
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Neuroscience research has the potential to impact wellness, learning, and mental health acceptance and care, as well as the treatment of neurological disorders for global populations. The application and impact of neuroscience innovation depends on multiple perspectives, diversity of thought, and cultural awareness. Specifically, recruiting, retaining, and training a diverse pool of highly skilled individuals in neuroscience is imperative for maximizing the impact of our research and education. However, the effort is compromised by existing race and ethnicity imbalances in the field. Despite many national efforts, underrepresented minorities (URM) experience barriers to participation in neuroscience research. In this proposed work, we will target middle school aged youth, as these years are a critical time in youth’s identity, self-concept, and accomplishment orientation formation processes, which will play a significant role in shaping their experience in community, school, work, and life. The primary goal of this proposal is to provide meaningful, reinforcing experiences and a supportive network for URM 6th-8th grade students as they explore potential opportunities in neuroscience. We will do this by integrating successful yet disparate single-organization practices into a unified and longitudinal statewide model. Our proposal incorporates and expands upon our team’s past success in (1) creating and delivering a novel neuroscience curriculum to be delivered statewide through Minnesota in a “Train-the-Trainer” model that will create a new generation of neuroscience educators, (2) creating and executing an immersive neuroscience summer camp for interested youth to help them begin to take steps toward aspiration achievement that include relying on supports, navigating barriers, and reimagining what is possible for them, and (3) developing a year-long mentorship program aimed at diversifying the field of neuroscience through underrepresented mentors connecting and forming long-term bonds with underrepresented students. For the first time, we will integrate three forms of engagement experiences into a single, cohesive ecosystem for participants to better understand potential synergistic benefits of multiple modes of engagement for students. We believe that these consistent and reinforcing experiences provide the next generation of underrepresented minorities, disadvantaged and/or disabled, and rural leaders a transformative opportunity for educational and research success in neuroscience fields.

神经科学研究有可能影响健康，学习和心理健康接受和 护理以及全球人群神经疾病的治疗。应用和影响 神经科学创新取决于多种观点，思想多样性和文化意识。 特别是，招募，保留和培训神经科学中高科技人的潜水员库是 必须最大程度地提高我们的研究和教育的影响。但是，这项努力受到了 现有的种族和种族失衡。尽管有很多国家的努力，但代表性不足的少数民族 （URM）经历了参与神经科学研究的障碍。在这项拟议的工作中，我们将针对 中学年龄的青年，这些年来是青年身份，自我概念和 成就导向形成过程，这将在塑造他们的经验中发挥重要作用 在社区，学校，工作和生活中。该提案的主要目标是提供有意义的，加强的 经验和URM 6至8年级学生的支持网络探索潜在的机会 在神经科学中。我们将通过将成功但不同的单体组织实践整合到一个 统一和纵向全州模型。我们的建议结合并扩展了我们团队的过去 （1）在创建和提供新的神经科学课程中的成功 明尼苏达州的“火车训练”模型将创造新一代的神经科学教育者，（2） 为有趣的青年创建和执行一个身临其境的神经科学夏令营，以帮助他们开始 采取措施迈向志向成就，包括依靠支持，导航障碍和 重新构想他们的可能性，以及（3）制定针对的一年的精明计划 通过长期连接和形成的代表性不足的导师多样化神经科学领域 与代表性不足的学生建立联系。我们将第一次整合三种形式的参与 体验参与者的单个凝聚力生态系统，以更好地了解潜在的协同作用 学生的多种参与方式的好处。我们相信这些一致和加强 经验提供了下一代代表性不足的少数民族，处于弱势和/或残疾的少数群体，以及 农村领导者是神经科学领域的教育和研究成功的变革机会。