Native Americans in Biological Science at OK State Univ

俄克拉荷马州立大学生物科学专业美洲原住民

• 批准号: 7029652
• 负责人: ROBERT V MILLER
• 金额: $ 35.3万
• 依托单位: OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY STILLWATER
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2004
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2004-03-05 至 2008-02-28
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7029652
• 关键词: Native Americans; education evaluation /planning; educationally disadvantaged; health science research potential; minority institution research support; role model; science education; university student

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Native Americans in Biological Sciences (NABS) program at Oklahoma State University (OSU) is designed to increase the number of Native American students at OSU who successfully earn a degree in a biomedical related field, and to increase the number of Native Americans students entering careers in biological science. The NABS program targets Native Americans, who are the largest group of minorities on the campus of OSU and in the state of Oklahoma. Native American students from OSU and surrounding Indian communities will be recruited to the NABS program, as many of these students come to OSU from rural communities or 2-year colleges which lack quality science education. The NABS program consist of two main components: 1) curriculum enhancement for freshmen and sophomores, and 2) research experiences for junior and seniors. The curriculum enhancement program will increase the success of Native Americans in the biology, mathematics, and chemistry disciplines. Difficulty in these courses is the reason most Native American students decide to change majors from science to a non-science discipline. The program will provide supplemental courses using cooperative learning techniques to teach independent learning skills and to strengthen scientific communication skills, as well as to provide inclusion into their field of study. The research experience program will provide an opportunity for Native American students from a diversity of biological related disciplines to engage in laboratory research. These students will learn and understand basic research, under the mentorship of experienced scientists who have volunteered to prepare the students for graduate school, professional school or research careers in biological science. The success of the NABS program will be evaluated by analyzing baseline data and data from the general measurable objectives. The NABS program provides a unique opportunity for the largest minority group in the state of Oklahoma, as it seeks to increase the number of Native Americans in biological science.

描述（由申请人提供）：俄克拉荷马州立大学（OSU）的生物科学（NABS）计划的美国原住民旨在增加OSU的美国原住民学生的数量，他们在生物医学相关领域成功获得学位，并增加了从事生物科学职业的美国原住民学生的数量。 NABS计划针对的是美洲原住民，他们是OSU校园和俄克拉荷马州最大的少数民族。来自OSU和周围印度社区的美国原住民学生将被招募到NABS计划，因为其中许多学生来自农村社区或缺乏优质科学教育的2年学院。 NABS计划由两个主要组成部分组成：1）新生和大二学生的课程增强，以及2）初级和老年人的研究经验。课程增强计划将增加美洲原住民在生物学，数学和化学学科中的成功。这些课程的困难是大多数美国原住民学生决定将专业从科学改为非科学学科的原因。该计划将使用合作学习技术提供补充课程，以教授独立学习技能并增强科学沟通技巧，并将其纳入他们的学习领域。研究经验计划将为来自各种各样的生物学与生物学与实验室研究的多样性的美国原住民学生提供机会。这些学生将在经验丰富的科学家的指导下学习和理解基础研究，这些科学家自愿为学生准备研究生院，专业学校或生物学科学研究生涯。 NABS程序的成功将通过分析一般可测量目标的基线数据和数据来评估。 NABS计划为俄克拉荷马州最大的少数民族提供了独特的机会，因为它试图增加生物科学中美洲原住民的数量。