附註:Includes bibliographical references.
COVER -- COPYRIGHT -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -- 1 INTRODUCTION -- OVERVIEW OF THE NATIONAL SCHOLARS PROGRAM -- 2 PROGRAM GOALS -- NUMERICAL GOALS -- WHY THE PH. D.? -- IDEALISTIC GOALS -- LONG-TERM GOAL -- 3 PROGRAM DESIGN (STRUCTURE) -- OVERVIEW OF THE PROGRAM -- STRUCTURE: NATIONAL SCHOLARS CONSORTIA -- Why a Consortium Approach? -- Overview of the Consortium Model -- THE CONSORTIUM PARTNERS -- Undergraduate Program -- Graduate Program -- VERTICAL LINKAGES -- Precollege-College Linkages -- Undergraduate-Graduate Linkages -- Scientific Societies -- Minority Professional Societies -- Existing Consortia and Organizations -- NASA's Programs -- STRUCTURE: NATIONAL SCHOLARS COORDINATING COUNCIL -- DISCUSSION ISSUES -- High School Programs -- Student Choice -- Formal Structure -- Critical Mass -- Legal Issues -- 4 PROGRAM DESIGN (PROGRAM ELEMENTS) -- INTRODUCTION -- NATURE OF THE UNDERGRADUATE ACADEMIC PROGRAM -- "NON-NEGOTIABLE" PROGRAM ELEMENTS -- Prefreshman Summer Bridge Program -- Mentoring -- Academic Advising -- Research Participation -- Enrichment -- RECRUITMENT -- Undergraduate Recruitment -- Community College Bridge Programs -- 5 ADMINISTRATIVE ELEMENTS -- STUDENT FINANCIAL SUPPORT -- Undergraduate Scholarships -- Graduate Student Support -- PROGRAM EVALUATION -- 6 SELECTION CRITERIA (STUDENTS AND CONSORTIA) -- SELECTION OF STUDENTS -- Student Statement and Letters of Recommendation -- Course Preparation and Grades -- Test Scores -- Interview -- Criteria for Program Entry Subsequent to Freshman Year -- Criteria for Continuation in the Program -- SELECTION OF GRADUATE STUDENTS -- SELECTION OF CONSORTIA -- Selection Criteria -- DISCUSSION ISSUES -- Implementation of Educational Elements -- Contributions of Consortium Partners -- Institutional Commitment -- Record of Accomplishment -- Quality of the Academic Program -- Terms for Continuation of Funding -- 7 NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS -- ESTIMATED NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS -- DISCUSSI
摘要:This report has been developed to assist the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in responding to a Congressional request to evaluate the feasibility of initiating a National Scholars Program. It includes detailed design for a program to increase the number of underparticipating minorities earning Ph. D.s in mathematics, the physical sciences, and engineering. The proposed program will provide (a) a continuum of academic and financial support for participants beginning in high school and continuing through Ph. D. study and (b) coordination with other science education initiatives funded by NASA and/or other agencies, organizations, and institutions.
