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| Project Leader: | Blaine Pedersen blaine.pedersen@tamu.edu Educational Psychology |
| Faculty Mentor: | Dr. Karen Rambo-Hernandez, Ph.D. |
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Meeting Times:
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W 1:00PM-2:00PM |
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Team Size:
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3
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| Open Spots: | 0 |
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Special Opportunities:
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Interested and motivated undergraduates in our research program will have the opportunity to: co-author publications, publicly present research findings, learn how to collect and maintain data sets containing qualitative and quantitative data, and learn to search for relevant literature in the social sciences.
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Team Needs:
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Potential members of this research team need to: be interested in learning about educational psychology, contend for equity and inclusivity, be interested in data collection and analysis in an educational context, be willing to develop their written and oral communication skills, and have the ability to plan and maintain a schedule. |
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Description:
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In this project, students will have the opportunity to promote equity and inclusivity in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) education. Broadening the participation of students from diverse backgrounds in these fields is necessary for addressing the persistent and complex problems that challenge our society. Unfortunately, the culture in engineering and computer science is often hostile toward those with diverse backgrounds. Our team is currently working with multiple universities to implement curricular interventions intended to change the culture of engineering and computer science to be more welcoming to students of diverse backgrounds and develop students’ appreciation of how diversity strengthens these disciplines. Currently, we are recruiting motivated and interested undergraduate students to help prepare and analyze data collected from these curricular changes. Duties will include working with team members to code and analyze qualitative data, report descriptive statistics, and provide weekly updates to the research team. Students are not expected to know how to perform these duties when they join. However, they should be willing to learn. Students who commit themselves to the purposes of this research should expect to learn responsible data management and research practices, contribute to scholarly products, and ultimately contribute to promoting diversity and equity in our society. |