Science Promotion in Rural Middle Schools: Phase I + II

农村中学科普推广：第一阶段第二阶段

基本信息

批准号：
8146394
负责人：
LARRY JOHNSON
金额：
$ 13.23万
依托单位：
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
财政年份：
2007
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2007-09-01 至 2012-06-30
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8146394
关键词：
Address African American Animal Experimentation Animals Biomedical Research Career Choice Child Clinical Clinical Research Clinical Trials Collaborations Communication Communities Competence Continuing Education Curriculum Management System Development Device or Instrument Development Disease Education Educational Curriculum Educational process of instructing Effectiveness Enrollment Ethics Faculty Fostering Foundations Funding General Population Goals Hand Health Hispanics Home environment Human Instruction Internet Knowledge Learning Letters Livestock Medical Medical Device Medical Device Designs Medical Education Medical Students Methods Minority Modeling Outcome Pamphlets Parents Pharmaceutical Preparations Phase Prevalence Problem Solving Procedures Process Professional Role Recording of previous events Recruitment Activity Research Research Ethics Research Personnel Rural Rural Health School Teachers Schools Science Scientist Stream Students Target Populations Technology Texas Training Trust United States United States National Institutes of Health Veterinarians Veterinary Medicine Visit Work base career college design disease diagnosis follow-up improved interest meetings member middle school novel outreach peer programs role model science education skills social skills teacher veterinary science

项目摘要

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Long-term goals are to develop, evaluate, and disseminate nationwide an engaging Rural Science Promotion Model that integrates biomedical sciences into middle schools to enhance understanding of the value and ethics of research and the clinical trail process. Research education and careers will be fostered through development of interactive curricula, professional development, and classroom visits from local veterinarians. Rural schools have a prevalence of environmentally-related and zoonotic diseases, difficulty in recruiting science teachers, and less interaction with scientific professionals who could influence their career choices. Middle school is the prime developmental period for social skills and academic competence. Information on the history of drug and medical device development and associated diseases will be integrated into science curricula and disseminated into rural (and other), underserved settings through veterinarians' school visits and follow-up lessons teachers present. Specific aims are to: 1) develop curricular materials [Veterinarians' Black Bags (VBBs) of hands-on and demonstrational materials, follow-up lessons, and pamphlets] directed at K-12 and the general public that support local veterinarians' visits into rural public middle schools to promote science, understanding of the clinical trial process and responsible use of animals in research; 2) provide professional development for public school teachers (on how to present follow-up lessons), for veterinary students (course work elective on communication through outreach), and for veterinarians (continuing education training with public school communication strategies and streaming videos on how to present materials in the VBBs); and 3) promote the application of science and value of biomedical and clinical research by veterinary students and local veterinarians' visits into rural public middle schools. They will illustrate the use of scientific method in disease diagnosis, promote understanding of the problem-solving value of biomedical research funded by NIH to address animal and human health issues, and promote careers in science and biomedical fields. Phase I will develop the model of veterinarians in the public school classroom in Texas, and Phase II will disseminate the model and materials nationwide. Public understanding of the process and accomplishments of animal research for both animal and human health will be enhanced. Likewise, knowledge of the process by which drugs and medical devices (appliances) become approved and available for public use will be promoted. Through this unique, Rural Science Promotion Model, a larger number of underrepresented students throughout Texas and the nation will be encouraged to enter and remain in science academic tracks to better meet the nation's needed scientific and biomedical workforce.

描述（由申请人提供）：长期目标是在全国范围内开发、评估和传播一种有吸引力的农村科学推广模式，将生物医学科学融入中学，以增强对研究和临床试验过程的价值和道德的理解。将通过开发互动课程、专业发展和当地兽医的课堂访问来促进研究教育和职业发展。农村学校普遍存在与环境有关的疾病和人畜共患疾病，难以招聘科学教师，并且与可能影响其职业选择的科学专业人员的互动较少。中学是社交技能和学术能力发展的黄金时期。有关信息药品和医疗器械发展史以及相关疾病将被纳入科学课程并通过兽医学校访问和教师提供的后续课程传播到农村（和其他）服务不足的环境。具体目标是： 1) 开发针对 K-12 和一般公众的课程材料 [兽医黑袋 (VBB)，其中包括实践和演示材料、后续课程和小册子]，支持当地兽医访问农村公立中学促进科学、对临床试验过程的了解以及在研究中负责任地使用动物； 2) 为公立学校教师（如何提供后续课程）、兽医学生（通过外展进行沟通的选修课程）和兽医（包括公立学校沟通策略的继续教育培训和关于如何进行沟通的流媒体视频）提供专业发展在 VBB 中展示材料）； 3）通过兽医学生和当地兽医到农村公立中学的访问，促进生物医学和临床研究的科学应用和价值。他们将展示科学方法在疾病诊断中的运用，促进对 NIH 资助的生物医学研究解决问题的价值的理解，以解决动物和人类健康问题，并促进科学和生物医学领域的职业发展。第一阶段将在德克萨斯州公立学校课堂上开发兽医模型，以及第二阶段将在全国范围内推广模型和材料。公众对流程的理解和动物研究在动物和人类健康方面的成就将得到加强。同样，将宣传药品和医疗器械（器具）获得批准并可供公众使用的流程知识。通过这种独特的农村科学促进模式，将鼓励德克萨斯州和全国范围内大量未被充分代表的学生进入并留在科学学术轨道上，以更好地满足国家所需的科学和生物医学劳动力。