Examining Graduate Education in Astronomy

检查天文学研究生教育

• 批准号: 9622599
• 负责人: Robert Milkey
• 金额: $ 5.14万
• 依托单位: American Astronomical Society
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1996
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1996-06-01 至 1998-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9622599&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Examining; Graduate; Education; Astronomy

9622599 Milkey The American Astronomical Society (AAS) will lead its membership in an examination of the goals for graduate education in astronomy. The scientific community is entering an era in which public investment in basic research and higher education is projected to decrease significantly. As a result, opportunities for new PhDs to follow traditional academic research careers are also expected to decrease. Given these realities, it is both essential and timely to re-examine the role of graduate schools in serving our discipline, our students, and the society which supports the discipline of astronomy. Central to the discussion are the questions: (1) What should be the goals, and content, of an astronomy graduate education in view of (a) the discipline's need to continue a tradition of carrying out world class research, and (b) our nation's need for imaginative, scientifically capable and adaptable young people, both in the technical workforce and as teachers in the nation's schools? 2) Should we consider changing academic institutions' admissions policies, graduate curricula, funding patterns or academic culture to meet the needs of (a) the discipline of astronomy, and (b) the nation? The AAS will open this dialog at the upcoming bi-annual AAS meeting. The AAS will 1) conduct three regional workshops during 1996 with astronomy department chairs, selected graduate students, invited members of the education and industrial communities, and representatives from the physics community involved in similar self-examination; 2) publish and disseminate a report summarizing the discussions, outlining possible models for restructuring graduate curricula, and suggesting changes in funding patterns to stimulate or facilitate restructuring; and 3) design an employment database to help graduate students make realistic and informed career choices, and to help graduate departments guide admissions, funding, and curricular policies. ***

小行星9622599 的 美国天文学会（AAS）将领导 它是审查天文学研究生教育目标的成员。 科学界正在进入一个对基础研究和高等教育的公共投资预计将大幅减少的时代。 因此，新博士从事传统学术研究职业的机会预计也会减少。考虑到这些现实，重新审视研究生院在服务我们的学科，我们的学生和支持天文学学科的社会方面的作用是必要和及时的。讨论的中心问题是：（1）鉴于（a）该学科需要继续开展世界级研究的传统， 和 （B） 我们 国家需要 为 有想象力的、有科学能力的和适应性强的年轻人，无论是在技术劳动力中还是在国家学校中担任教师？ 2)我们是否应该考虑改变学术机构的招生政策、研究生课程、资助模式或 学术文化，以满足（a）天文学学科的需要，（B）国家的需要？ AAS将在即将举行的两年一度的AAS会议上开启这一对话。 1996年期间，天文学系将举办三次区域讲习班， 学生们， 教育 （2）出版和分发一份报告，总结讨论情况，概述可能的 改革研究生课程的模式， 并建议改变资助模式，以刺激或促进重组;和3）设计一个就业数据库，以帮助研究生作出现实和明智的职业选择，并帮助研究生部门指导招生，资金和课程政策。 ***