Overcoming Persistent Barriers to Broadening Participation in the Federal Workforce. (May 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Valdez, Bill
• Other Names: McNeely Connie L. guest-editor.; Fealing Kaye Husbands guest-editor.
• Is Part Of: American behavioral scientist. Volume 62:Number 5(2018)
• Page Start: 676
• Page End: 682
• Publication Date: 2018-05
• Subjects: diversity -- inclusion -- broadening participation -- federal government; Social sciences -- Periodicals; Political science -- Periodicals; United States -- Social conditions -- Periodicals; United States -- Politics and government -- Periodicals; 300
• DOI: 10.1177/0002764218768863
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0002-7642

Abstract

"Broadening participation" is defined as programs or policies that have the potential to benefit society and contribute to the achievement of specific, desired societal outcomes. This program was created by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) to address the underrepresentation of women, minorities, the disabled, and other groups in NSF's programs and workforce. The U.S. Office of Personnel Management has recently taken steps that could lead to a closer examination of the NSF Broadening Participation Program as a way to deliver key insights into ways to overcome three persistent barriers to broadening participation in the overall federal workforce.