A Research Proposal For Non Asian Minority Groups

1 KirtmanNPSY7103-6 NORTHCENTRAL UNIVERSITY ASSIGNMENT COVER SHEET Student: Nisaa Kirtman PSY7103 ACKERMAN RESEARCH METHODS 6 (MINI QUALITATIVE RESEARCH PROPOSAL) Faculty Use Only Qualitative Mini-Research Proposal: Stereotype Threat As demographic changes reshape the STEM talent pool in the US, the nation will need to draw more on racial and ethnic groups that have been traditionally marginalized in order to maintain its global competitiveness. By 2050, the US Census Bureau (2008) projects that minority racial and ethnic groups will account for approximately 54% of the nation’s population, an increase from the current 28%. Yet today they only make up only 9% of†¦show more content†¦Yet, Sunal at al. (2001) argues that many higher education faculty view change as something beyond their control. The proposed research focuses on faculty training on stereotype threat, and classroom exercises and interventions designed to reduce the gap in the achievement of African Americans in STEM disciplines. Through Project MAST Up we hope to better understand the mechanisms through which African American’s STEM performance can be improved, focusing specifically on the psychological changes that are produced by self-affirmation which, in turn, improves performance (Steele, 1999). We will focus on aspects of stereotyping and stereotype threat. Work on stereotype threat represents an important focus on translating my basic, lab-based research into field contexts. This research perfectly exemplifies the goals of translational research by using basic research on stereotype threat and affirmation to improve outcomes in authentic classrooms. 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