Butz Amanda R, Spencer Kimberly, Thayer-Hart Nancy, Cabrera Ivan E, Byars-Winston Angela
Center for Women's Health Research, University of Wisconsin - Madison.
Institute for Clinical and Translational Research & Center for Women's Health Research, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
J Divers High Educ. 2019 Sep;12(3):242-254. doi: 10.1037/dhe0000096. Epub 2018 Oct 22.
The purpose of this study was to investigate the motivation of research mentors to address race/ethnicity in their research mentoring relationships, using self-determination theory as a conceptual framework. Mentors from STEM fields primarily in the biological sciences ( = 115) were asked to report their level of motivation and the reasons behind their motivation to address the role of race and ethnicity in their mentoring relationships. Mentors' responses were coded using a qualitative approach, and results were examined by mentors' degree of motivation, previous experience with mentoring trainees from different racial/ethnic groups, and mentor race/ethnicity. Extrinsic motivation and amotivation were the most frequently assigned codes to mentors' responses. Implications of these findings for mentor practices, higher education initiatives, and for diversifying the STEM workforce are discussed.
本研究的目的是，以自我决定理论为概念框架，调查科研导师在其科研指导关系中探讨种族/民族问题的动机。主要来自生物科学领域的STEM学科导师（n = 115）被要求报告他们的动机水平以及他们在指导关系中探讨种族和民族角色的动机背后的原因。导师的回答采用定性方法进行编码，并根据导师的动机程度、以前指导来自不同种族/民族群体学员的经验以及导师的种族/民族来检查结果。外部动机和无动机是导师回答中最常被赋予的编码。讨论了这些发现对导师实践、高等教育倡议以及使STEM劳动力多样化的影响。
