The Atlanta Comprehensive Regional Center for Minorities

亚特兰大少数民族综合区域中心

• 批准号: 8850618
• 负责人: Melvin Webb
• 金额: $ 369.71万
• 依托单位: Clark Atlanta University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 1988
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1988-09-01 至 1994-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=8850618&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Atlanta; Comprehensive; Regional; Center; Minorities

This project involves a cooperative effort among the institutions of the Atlanta University Center (Atlanta University, Clark College, Morehouse College, Morris Brown College, and Spelman College), together with Georgia State, Georgia Tech and the Atlanta Public Schools. It consists of a set of coordinated activities, targeted initially throughout Metropolitan Atlanta, designed to significantly increase the representation of minorities in careers in science, engineering and technology. The broad-based approach taken to solve the underrepresentation problem centers on the establishment of coalitions among colleges, public schools and community organizations. The activities include formal education during the precollege and undergraduate years and informal science education for all ages from early childhood through the adult years. A set of coordinated activities are being implemented, with responsibilities distributed among the several institutions and organizations. For example, Saturday Science Academies for elementary students will be established at several of the institutions (patterned on the model developed at Clark College) and summer enrichment institutes will be taught by teams of faculty from the Atlanta University Center, Georgia State and Georgia Tech. At the undergraduate level, Georgia Tech will play the lead role in a six-week summer enrichment program for minority students in engineering following their freshman year, while Georgia State, with a major role in teacher education, will be responsible for developing and implementing the 5-year MAT and M.S. programs. The informal science education component, developed cooperatively with other Atlanta groups, e.g. APPLE Corps and Zoo Atlanta, involves a number of activities such as: "Science is for Everybody" consisting of portable learning units based on permanent exhibits from Atlanta's major science/technology centers; Science and Technology Programs for Boys Clubs and Girls Clubs; and Community Forums on Effective Schools. A central project focus is on instructional strategies which will nurture, encourage and motivate students within the context of science experiences. This project is an excellent example of a Comprehensive Regional Center for Minorities. It is targeted at a minority population of substantial size (600,000), and it is comprehensive in terms of attention to the various educational levels and age groups, in disciplinary coverage, in coordination and cooperation among school systems, colleges and universities and community organizations, and in its focus on nurturing, encouraging and motivating minority students. Significant additional financial support is being contributed to the project by the participating organizations and groups.

该项目涉及亚特兰大大学中心各机构(亚特兰大大学、克拉克学院、莫尔豪斯学院、莫里斯·布朗学院和斯佩尔曼学院)以及佐治亚州立大学、佐治亚理工学院和亚特兰大公立学校之间的合作努力。它由一系列协调的活动组成，最初的目标是在整个亚特兰大都会区，旨在显著增加少数族裔在科学、工程和技术职业中的代表性。为解决代表性不足问题而采取的基础广泛的办法是在大学、公立学校和社区组织之间建立联盟。这些活动包括大学预科和本科期间的正规教育，以及从幼儿到成年的所有年龄段的非正式科学教育。正在开展一系列协调一致的活动，将责任分配给几个机构和组织。例如，将在几个机构(仿照克拉克学院开发的模式)建立面向小学生的星期六科学学院，夏季充实学院将由来自亚特兰大大学中心、佐治亚州立大学和佐治亚理工学院的教员团队授课。在本科阶段，佐治亚理工学院将在一年级后为少数族裔工程专业学生举办的为期六周的暑期补习项目中发挥主导作用，而在教师教育方面发挥重要作用的佐治亚州立大学将负责制定和实施为期5年的MAT和M.S.项目。与其他亚特兰大团体合作开发的非正式科学教育部分，如Apple Corps和Zoo Atlanta，涉及一些活动，如：“科学为每个人”，由基于亚特兰大主要科学/技术中心的永久展品的便携式学习单元组成；男孩俱乐部和女孩俱乐部的科学和技术方案；以及关于有效学校的社区论坛。一个中心项目的重点是在科学经验的背景下培养、鼓励和激励学生的教学策略。该项目是少数民族综合区域中心的一个很好的例子。它以相当大的少数群体(600,000人)为对象，在关注不同教育水平和年龄段、涵盖学科、学校系统、学院和大学和社区组织之间的协调与合作以及注重培养、鼓励和激励少数群体学生方面是全面的。各参与组织和团体正在为该项目提供大量额外的财政支助。