This federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) provides $283,448 to Auburn University to conduct research and develop guidelines to address misconceptions about race and ancestry in undergraduate biology education.
The project aims to: 1) explore the educational practices and beliefs of STEM instructors who teach biology, 2) analyze the race concepts of undergraduate biology students and how they respond to instruction on these topics, 3) expand on instructor and student race concepts through in-depth interviews, and 4) create and disseminate new guidelines to address gaps and issues related to how race and ancestry are taught in biology courses. This work is designed to counteract prevalent race essentialism beliefs, promote culturally relevant teaching, and ultimately have a positive impact on STEM education and society. No sub-awards are planned for this project, which is scheduled to run from January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2025.
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