Task Group on Training in Invertebrate Zoology

无脊椎动物学培训任务组

• 批准号: 9107785
• 负责人: A.O. Willows
• 金额: $ 1.71万
• 依托单位: University of Washington
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1991
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1991-08-15 至 1993-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9107785&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Task; Group; Training; Invertebrate; Zoology

Invertebrates represent the largest animal biomass on earth and from an economic point of view their study is of great importance. During the past three decades there has occurred a serious national decline in the quality and extent of student training in invertebrate zoology. This decline in training has resulted in several generations of undergraduate and graduate students in the biological sciences with a drastically reduced awareness of the biological diversity in which their scientific work is embedded. In conjunction, the biological research community is losing the awareness of the diversity of organisms which could be developed into models systems for the solution of urgent research problems. A task group of eminent biological scientists, under the direction of Dr. Willows, will convene to discuss the deteriorating state of invertebrate teaching in American universities at the undergraduate level. This committee is charged with suggesting how institutions of higher learning, state and federal governments, can cooperate with the private sector to reverse this serious trend in American education. The committee's recommendations and prioritized actions could significantly enhance training opportunities in invertebrate zoology.

无脊椎动物代表了地球上最大的动物生物量， 从经济学的角度来看，他们的研究是很有意义的。 重要性 在过去的30年里， 全国学生素质和程度严重下降 无脊椎动物学的培训 这种训练的减少 造就了几代本科生和研究生 生物科学专业的学生， 生物多样性的认识， 工作是嵌入式的。 与此同时， 社区正在失去对生物多样性的认识 可以发展成模型系统， 紧迫的研究问题。 一个杰出的生物学家工作组 科学家们在柳树博士的指导下，将召开会议， 讨论无脊椎动物教学的恶化状况， 美国大学本科阶段。 本委员会 负责建议高等教育机构， 州和联邦政府可以与私人合作 美国教育界扭转这一严重趋势。 的 委员会的建议和优先行动可 大大增加无脊椎动物培训机会 动物学