Development and Implementation of an Indicator Monitoring System for NSF's Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Program [HBCU-UP]

系统研究公司建议为国家科学基金会(NSF)历史上的黑人学院和大学本科生计划(HBCU-UP)开发和实施一个进度指标监测系统。自1998年该计划开始以来，HBCU-UP为科学、数学、工程和技术(SMET)教学和推广计划的可持续改进奠定了基础。与NSF内的其他种族多样性连续体计划一样，HBSU-UP的首要目标是增加为参与和领导SMET劳动力做好准备的未被充分代表的少数民族的数量。该方案强调实施全面的体制方法来加强SMET的教和学，主要侧重于改善进入、保留和从本科课程毕业的机会，包括在高中和大学、2年制和4年制大学、本科和研究生之间以及从大学到工作场所之间的过渡。《政府绩效和结果法案》(GPRA，1993)要求联邦机构对项目结果负责；HBSU项目已被归类为扩大参与的本科生支持项目的一部分，主要目标是增加学士学位获得者的数量。HBCU-UP计划还直接针对白宫关于历史黑人学院和大学的倡议(1993年11月1日)所定义的目标，“历史黑人学院和大学科学、数学、工程和技术(SMET)教学和推广计划的可持续改进”。在HBCU-UP目标和相关GPRA要求的背景下，系统研究公司建议开发和实施HBCU-UP指标监测系统(IMS)，其基础是HBCU-UP目标和目标、项目活动和组成部分、自我评估和评估问题，旨在帮助对个别网站的进展以及整体计划有效性进行自我评估。第一年将专门用于框架的设计、IMS仪器原型的开发以及在选定的HBCU地点进行实地测试。从第二年开始，IMS仪器将在讲习班期间交付给HBCU。讲习班还将为机构数据管理人员设计，以交流指标管理方面的想法并加强收集的数据的完整性。第二年收集的数据将被汇编成一本两卷的事实书。自1995年以来，系统研究公司通过参与由NSF和国家航空航天局资助的NSF卓越示范机构计划(MIE)，与少数族裔服务机构，包括几家HBCU机构合作，拥有广泛的经验。系统研究开发了一个进度指标数据库，MSET(MIE自我评估模板)，其基础是MIE计划有效性的概念和操作框架。MIE计划的目标与HBCU-UP非常相似：加强少数族裔服务机构(HBCU、西班牙裔服务机构和部落学院和大学)在SMET教育和本科生研究方面的基础设施，并增加攻读SMET高级学位的学生人数。系统研究将分发一本两卷的HBCU事实手册：一本是关于总体进展的，另一本是关于个别地点的进展的。已出版的报告将以三种格式提供：硬拷贝、光盘和网络版本。系统研究中心还将建立一个网站，以促进参与的HBCU之间的交流和联网。

Systemic Research, Inc. proposes to develop and implement a progress indicator monitoring system for the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP). Since the inception of the program in 1998, HBCU-UP has provided a foundationfor sustainable improvements of science, mathematics, engineering and technology (SMET) instructional and outreach programs. Along with other ethnic diversity continuum programs within NSF, the overarching goal of HBSU-UP is to increases the number of underrepresented ethnic minorities well prepared for participation and leadership in the SMET workforce. The program emphasized the implementation of comprehensive institutional approaches to strengthen SMET teaching and learning primarily focusing on improvement of access, retention, and graduation from undergraduate programs, including the transition between high school and college, 2- and 4- year colleges, undergraduate and graduate studies, and from college to the workplace. The Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA, 1993) mandates that Federal agencies account for program results; the HBSU program has been classified as part of undergraduate support for broadening participation with the primary goal of increasing the number of baccalaureate recipients. The HBCU-UP program also directly aims at the goals defined by the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (November 1, 1993) , "sustainable improvements of science, mathematics, engineering and technology (SMET) instructional and outreach programs at Historically Black Colleges and Universities."Within the context of HBCU-UP goals and relevant GPRA requirements, Systemic Research proposes to develop and implement a HBCU-UP indicator monitoring system (IMS) based on HBCU-UP goals and objectives, project activities and components, and self-evaluation and assessment questions designed to assist in self-assessment of the individual sites' progress, as well as overall program effectiveness. The first year will be devoted to the design of the framework, development of prototype IMS instruments, and field-testing with selected HBCU sites. Beginning in the second year, the IMS instruments will be delivered to HBCUs during a workshop. The workshop will also be designed for institutional data managers to share ideas in indicator management and to enhance the integrity of collected data. The data collected during the second year will be compiled into a two volume Fact Book.Since 1995, Systemic Research has had extensive experience working with minority serving institutions, including a few HBCU's, through it's involvement in NSF's Model Institution for Excellence Program (MIE) funded by NSF and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Systemic Research developed a progress indicator database, MSET (MIE Self-Evaluation Template), based on a conceptual and operational framework for MIE program effectiveness. The MIE program goal is very similar to that of HBCU-UP: to strengthen the infrastructure of minority serving institutions (HBCUs, Hispanic Serving Institutions, and Tribal Colleges and Universities) in SMET education and undergraduate research, and to increase the number of students who pursue advanced SMET degrees.Systemic Research will disseminate a two volume HBCU Fact Book: one for overall progress, and the other for individual sites' progress. The published reports will be available in three formats: hard copy, CD-ROM, and web version. Systemic Research will also host a web site to promote communications andnetworking among the participating HBCUs.