Recruit and Retain Through Enriched Educational Programs

通过丰富的教育计划招聘和留住人才

• 批准号: 0411555
• 负责人: Loren Blanchard
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: Xavier University of Louisiana
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2004
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2004-09-01 至 2010-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0411555&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Recruit; Retain; Through; Enriched; Educational

With the support of the National Science Foundation (NSF) through the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP), Xavier University of Louisiana will implement a comprehensive program to Recruit and Retain qualified minority high school students through Enriched Educational Programs (RREEP). Studies have confirmed that, nationally, less than 10% of the African Americans receive their bachelors degrees in STEM disciplines. Compared to the 28% minority representation in the entire population less than 5% percent are in the science and technical work force. These small percentages can be attributed to a number of factors that include a lack of faculty mentoring, inadequate advising and, most of all, inadequacies in science and mathematics education in K-12 schools. Xavier proposes a solution to this problem with support from NSF by following targeted goals and objectives through RREEP. The goals of this proposal are to: i) increase the retention rate of minorities in the STEM disciplines and ii) increase the number of African American students at Xavier who major in chemistry, computer science, engineering, mathematics, or physics, and contribute towards increasing the number of African Americans entering to the work force in these disciplines. In support of these goals, Xavier has identified specific objectives. These objectives are to: i) increase the successful completion rate of STEM students in developmental mathematics courses from 50% to 75%; ii) increase the successful completion rate of STEM students in gate keeping courses from 60% to 75%; and iii) increase the overall enrollment in selected STEM disciplines by 60% over the next five years. Xavier University has a long tradition of success in science education (especially in the preparation of students for medical school) places it in a unique position to achieve these goals and to make a significant impact on the STEM workforce. This proposal outlines a comprehensive program that will assist the University in achieving the above-stated goals as it adapts and enhances the successful programs already in place. This project includes activities to: a) develop a new summer bridge program for under-prepared students b) restructure a current summer bridge program, c) collaborate with local middle and high schools through summer/Saturday workshops for science and mathematics teachers, and d) enhance/improve the pedagogy used in developmental mathematics and gate keeping courses in the STEM disciplines. Intellectual Merit: The improved instructional structure proposed will result in a higher retention rate and higher achievement levels of the students at Xavier University. This can serve as a model for other institutions.Broader impact: The proposed Saturday workshops for in-service teachers will i) increase the knowledge and skills of the math and science teachers and ii) improve the collaborations between New Orleans area schools and Xavier University. Furthermore, the proposed high school visitations will enhance the understanding of the career opportunities in STEM disciplines by high school students. Additionally, this project will result in an increase in the number of minorities participating in the work force in the US in the STEM disciplines.

在国家科学基金会（NSF）的支持下，路易斯安那州泽维尔大学将通过丰富的教育计划（RREEP）实施一项全面的计划，以招募和留住合格的少数族裔高中生。 研究证实，在全国范围内，不到10％的非洲裔美国人获得了STEM学科的学士学位。 与整个人口中的28％少数族裔代表相比，科学和技术劳动力占5％。 这些小比例可以归因于许多因素，包括缺乏教师指导，建议不足以及最重要的是，K-12学校的科学和数学教育不足。 Xavier在NSF的支持下通过通过RREEP遵循目标目标和目标来解决此问题。 该提案的目标是：i）提高茎学科中少数群体的保留率和ii）增加了Xavier的非洲裔美国学生的数量，他们专业，专业的化学，计算机科学，工程，数学或物理学，并有助于增加在这些饲养线上从事工作力量的非裔美国人的数量。 为了支持这些目标，Xavier确定了特定的目标。 这些目标是：i）提高发展数学课程中STEM学生的成功完成率从50％增加到75％； ii）提高登机口课程中STEM学生的成功完成率从60％增加到75％； iii）在未来五年内，将选定的STEM学科的总体入学率提高了60％。 泽维尔大学在科学教育方面具有悠久的成功传统（尤其是在医学院的学生准备方面）将其处于独特的位置，以实现这些目标并对STEM劳动力产生重大影响。 该提案概述了一项综合计划，该计划将帮助大学实现上述目标，因为它可以适应并增强已经实施的成功计划。 该项目包括以下项目：a）为准备不足的学生开发新的夏季桥梁计划b）重组当前的夏季桥梁计划，c）通过夏季/周六的科学和数学老师与当地的中学和高中合作，以及d）增强/改善用于开发数学的教学法，并在干式的茎段中使用了门户。 智力优点：提出的改进的教学结构将导致Xavier University的学生保持更高的保留率和更高的成就水平。 这可以作为其他机构的典范。Broader的影响：拟议的在职教师的周六讲习班i）提高数学和科学教师的知识和技能以及II）改善了新奥尔良地区学校和Xavier大学之间的合作。 此外，拟议的高中探访将增强高中生对STEM学科的职业机会的理解。 此外，该项目将导致参与美国劳动力的少数族裔的数量增加。