Colloquy on Minority Males in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics.

摘要

The National Academy of Engineering (NAE), with support from the National Science Foundation (NSF), hosted a Colloquy on Minority Males in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) August 8-12, 2010, at the Mount Washington Conference Center in Baltimore, Maryland. The Colloquy was originally designed to frame a research agenda with respect to underrepresented minority males in science and engineering--African Americans, Hispanic Americans, and Native Americans. Discussions during the Colloquy resulted in the expansion of the populations of concern to include Native Pacific Islanders (Native Hawaiians and Polynesians) and Southeast Asian Americans (e.g., Filipino, Thai, and Vietnamese) as they too are often underrepresented in STEM fields. The Colloquy provided a forum for the identification of research theories and methodologies to help .. frame approaches to investigate race-, ethnicity-, and gender-based factors that impact learning and sustained interest in STEM education and the STEM workforce; .. encourage research examining differences within and among specific minority male populations; and .. enhance understanding of societal as well as formal and informal educational systems interactions that encourage or discourage minority males interest and perseverance in study or work in STEM fields.