From Natural to Social Sciences: Expanding Opportunities for the Integration of Research and Education

从自然科学到社会科学：扩大研究与教育融合的机会

• 批准号: 9873771
• 负责人: Nancy Kolodny
• 金额: $ 50万
• 依托单位: Wellesley College
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1998
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1998-09-15 至 2003-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9873771&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Natural; Social; Sciences; Expanding; Opportunities

9873771KolodnyWellesley College has been selected as one of ten recipients of the National Science Foundation's Awards for the Integration of Research and Education. The College's approach to the integration of research and education is established in an environment where young women can thrive in science, and is multifaceted, based on research. Wellesley has developed a comprehensive program that promotes a variety of systematic experiences to engage students in discovery and communication of knowledge from the very beginning of their college careers to their most advanced independent research projects. Their approach incorporates curricular revision and strong student/faculty research collaborations. The recently established quantitative reasoning requirement helps ensure that students have the skills to begin their study of science and to master advanced level courses. A mandatory writing course in the first year and an emphasis throughout the curriculum on oral and written presentation skills link effective communications and course work. Wellesley College is being awarded $500,000 to advance institutional goals of integrating research and education, document and disseminate information of its exemplary activities, and expand the integration of research and education by conducting outreach activities over the coming three years. With the success achieved in the natural sciences, the institution plans to and is well positioned to expand the paradigm of discovery-based learning more broadly to the social sciences. By augmenting successful programs and stimulating further innovations in the teaching of the natural and social sciences, Wellesley will continue to attract talented women already interested in embarking upon an array of science related careers. In addition, by enhancing gateway skills and making connections across disciplines, the College will establish a more expansive and diverse student/faculty research community, a true investment in human institutional potential.

9873771KolodnyWellesley学院被选为美国国家科学基金会“研究与教育一体化奖”的十个获奖者之一。学院将研究与教育相结合的方法建立在一个年轻女性可以在科学领域茁壮成长的环境中，并且是基于研究的多方面的。韦尔斯利制定了一个全面的计划，促进各种系统的经验，使学生从大学生涯的开始到他们最先进的独立研究项目，都能参与到知识的发现和交流中来。他们的方法包括课程修订和强大的学生/教师研究合作。最近建立的定量推理要求有助于确保学生具备开始学习科学和掌握高级课程的技能。第一年必修的写作课程和贯穿整个课程的口头和书面表达技巧将有效的沟通和课程作业联系起来。Wellesley学院将获得50万美元的奖励，用于推进整合研究和教育的机构目标，记录和传播其示范性活动的信息，并通过在未来三年内开展外展活动来扩大研究和教育的整合。随着在自然科学方面取得的成功，该机构计划并处于有利地位，将基于发现的学习模式更广泛地扩展到社会科学。通过增加成功的项目和刺激自然科学和社会科学教学的进一步创新，韦尔斯利将继续吸引有兴趣从事一系列科学相关职业的有才华的女性。此外，通过提高入门技能和建立跨学科联系，学院将建立一个更广泛和多样化的学生/教师研究社区，这是对人类机构潜力的真正投资。