Support for the NAS/NRC Committee on Geography and for U.S. Participation in International Geographical, Psychological, and History of Science Unions

支持 NAS/NRC 地理学委员会以及美国参与国际地理、心理学和历史科学联盟

• 批准号: 0102191
• 负责人: Anthony de Souza
• 金额: $ 47.35万
• 依托单位: National Academy of Sciences
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2001
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2001-07-01 至 2006-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0102191&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Support; NAS; NRC; Committee; Geography

As both the foci and the character of scientific inquiries have become more global in nature, increasing attention is being given to developing frameworks through which scientists from different nations may work together to advance fundamental knowledge. A critical part of the scientific infrastructure fostering such collaborations is the International Council for Science (ICSU) and its 22 member scientific unions. This award provides support for U.S. participation in three of those unions. Five years of support are provided for U.S. participation in the International Geographical Union and for operations of the Committee on Geography at the National Academy of Sciences/National Research Council, which serves as the U.S. National Committee for the IGU. One year of support is provided for U.S. participation in the International Union of Psychological Sciences (IUPsyS) and for operations of the U.S. National Committee for the IUPsyS, and one year of support is provided for U.S. participation in the International Union of the History and Philosophy of Science (IUHPS). In addition to activities associated with these three international scientific unions, this award also provides core support for other activities of the Committee on Geography. The overall goals of this committee are to clarify and set priorities for geography research; to identify the role of geography in major policy issues; to support and assure the quality of geography content in education; and to encourage and facilitate the involvement of geographers in the IGU. In pursuit of the first three goals, the committee is engaged in a series of independently funded studies, including studies that examine data needs for place-based decision making; research priorities in geography at the U.S. Geological Survey, and the processes through which children develop spatial thinking.This award will facilitate activities designed to increase and enhance participation by U.S. scientists in international collaborative activities in the geographic and psychological scientists as well as by historians and philosophers of science. These collaborations will complement research and educational efforts in the U.S. and elsewhere and facilitate continued evolution of a global scientific community. The award also will assist the Committee on Geography in continuing its efforts to focus and generate geographic inquiry and education in ways that will better meet the needs of academics, practitioners, educators, and students as well as government decision makers and the public as a whole.

由于科学研究的焦点和性质在性质上变得更加全球化，人们越来越关注制定框架，通过这些框架，来自不同国家的科学家可以共同努力推进基础知识。 国际科学理事会及其22个成员科学联合会是促进这种合作的科学基础设施的一个关键部分。 该奖项为美国参与其中三个工会提供支持。 为美国参加国际地理联盟和国家科学院/国家研究理事会地理委员会的运作提供了五年的支持，该委员会是国际地理联盟的美国国家委员会。 一年的支持是为美国提供参与国际心理科学联合会（IUPsyS）和美国国家委员会的运作IUPsyS，并为美国提供一年的支持参与国际科学史和科学哲学联合会（IUHPS）。 除了与这三个国际科学联合会有关的活动外，该奖项还为地理委员会的其他活动提供核心支持。 该委员会的总体目标是澄清和确定地理研究的优先事项;确定地理在重大政策问题中的作用;支持和保证教育中地理内容的质量;鼓励和促进地理学家参与IGU。 为实现前三个目标，委员会正在进行一系列独立供资的研究，包括审查基于地点的决策所需数据的研究;美国地质调查局的地理研究优先事项，该奖项将促进旨在增加和加强美国科学家参与国际合作活动的活动，地理学家和心理学家以及历史学家和科学哲学家。 这些合作将补充美国和其他地方的研究和教育工作，并促进全球科学界的持续发展。 该奖项还将协助地理委员会继续努力，以更好地满足学者，从业者，教育工作者和学生以及政府决策者和公众的需求的方式关注和产生地理调查和教育。