Workshop Proposal: Enhancing Educational Opportunities at Field Stations and Marine Laboratories, February 10-13, 2002, National Science Foundation, Arlington, Virginia

这项拨款将举办一个为期两天的研讨会，调查目前的教育计划和野外站和海洋实验室的任务，并就如何扩大这一任务提出建议。希望与会者能够讨论增加本科课程中野外生物学的方法，增加代表性不足群体的参与，与传统少数民族机构，社区学院和博物馆的合作，以及加强野外站的项目以涵盖所有生物学领域。在研讨会之前，将进行一项调查，以评估野外站和海洋实验室教育计划的范围和多样性。会议的结果将是口头介绍以及关于调查结果和讨论的纸质和电子小册子。

This grant will host a two day workshop to investigate the current education programs and mission of Field Stations and Marine Laboratories and to develop recommendations on how this mission can be expanded. It is hoped that concerns on methods of increasing field biology in the undergraduate curriculum, increasing participation by underrepresented groups, collaborations with traditionally minority institutions, community colleges, and museums, and enhancing programs at field stations to cover all areas of biology will be addressed by the participants. Prior to the workshop, a survey will be conducted to assess the range and diversity of educational programs at field stations and marine labs. The outcome will be an oral presentation and paper and electronic brochures of the findings and discussions.