HSI Adaptive Case Studies
The STEM in HSI Working Group at the University of Arizona, with support from NSF Grant #1748526, competitively selected HSI Adaptive Case Studies to spearhead transformational broader impacts at the intersection of equity, STEM education, and HSIs.
Funded Case Studies: Abstracts and Teams
Each selected case study (1) identifies a problem of critical value for advancing a culture of “servingness” at an HSI along one of three themes, (2) supports active engagement of diverse experts and stakeholders in a participatory process of adaptive solution-finding , and (3) documents the problem, the solution-finding process, and potential (or expected) outcomes as a case study.
- Theme I. Equity and access in STEM: part-time student transitions
- Theme II. Equity and identity in STEM: community-based research projects
- Theme III. Equity and assessment in STEM: novel and inclusive metrics
Equity in Assessment: Enacting Core Values at a Research 1 (R1) Hispanic Serving Institution (Theme III)
Challenge: To achieve greater equity in high-stakes student review processes for STEM programs where minority workforce representation is critically low, yet essential for the well-being of the communities served. (Theme III)
Core Team: Wong, A., Marrone, N., Fabiano-Smith, L., Beeson, P.
Institution/Unit: UA, Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences (4-year HSI, R1)
Equity and Assessment: Ensuring “Servingness” through Novel Classroom Observation Tools (Theme III)
Core Team: Orozco, R., Kralovec, E., Mechlinski, T.
Institution/Unit: UA South, Teacher Education, Master in Secondary Teacher Education Program (2-year HSI)
Equity and Access: Tackling Attrition in a Rural 2-year HSI Enrolling Disproportionally High Numbers of STEM, Part-time, and Female Students (Theme I)
Challenge: To build institutional capacity to research factors that impact low persistence and retention at a small community college with nearly 65% part-time student enrollment and 75% STEM major/associate degree enrollment by declared majors. (Theme I)
Core Team: Henry, K., Connealy, S., Chavez-Toivanen, M., Caporaletti, L., Smith, Z., Bedasso, E., Sheski, H., Armstead, B.
Institution: NMSU Grants (2-year HSI)
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Deadlines
Project Start Date: January 2, 2019
Project End Date: August 15, 2019
Original call for proposals: overview
Advancing change towards an institutional culture that supports students at HSIs begins by identifying specific problems for which solutions do not yet exist and engaging in adaptive solution-finding processes. The goal of this project is to develop HSI Adaptive Case Studies along one of three possible themes:
- Theme I. Equity and access in STEM: part-time student transitions
- Theme II. Equity and identity in STEM: community-based research projects
- Theme III. Equity and assessment in STEM: novel and inclusive metrics
Selection & collaboration structure
The STEM in HSI working group (HSI-WG) will select up to three case studies proposals, to be developed over the Spring and Summer 2019. Selected teams will be subcontracted for up to $4,000 and team members will be listed as collaborators in NSF Grant #1748526. The HSI-WG will collaborate with each team in the writing of the final case studies.
Questions? Please e-mail: steminhsi@email.arizona.edu