Study of the Impact of Specialized Public High Schools of Science, Mathematics, and Technology

智能优点：这项建议的目的是对专门的科学、数学和技术(SMT)学校进行全国性的回溯性研究，这些学校为有学术天赋的、以科学为重点的学生提供更严格的学习课程。拟议工作的主要目标是确定相对于专门学校，可以对SMT教育的公共政策决策作出哪些贡献。这项研究将考察这些学校的教育和职业后果，以更好地了解它们对SMT劳动力的贡献。通过三个阶段的方法，这项研究将把重点放在专业高中毕业生和他们的普通高中毕业生作为对照组。在第一阶段的研究中，将对一所专业高中的毕业生和一个对照组的毕业生进行研究，而在第二阶段，将对三所专业学校的毕业生和对照组进行研究。在第三阶段，这项研究将使用前两个阶段的相同研究受访者进行扩展。在前两个阶段中，将精心设计、试验和修订方法和工具。总的来说，这项研究将涉及5000名SMT专业学校的毕业生和1000名普通高中相似背景的毕业生。本研究的研究问题包括：1.与学术和人口背景相似的普通非磁铁非考试高中的毕业生相比，SMT专业高中的毕业生更有可能进入SMT相关的学习和职业领域吗？2.SMT专业高中采用的哪种学校模式与进入SMT相关的研究和职业领域最相关？(学校模式包括：寄宿学校、校内学校、提供半天课程的区域中心。)3.追求非SMT学位集中度和职业的SMT专业高中的毕业生在多大程度上对他们在高中所学到的SMT技能和内容有价值？4.SMT专业高中的毕业生对与科学相关的公共问题的公开理解和个人兴趣是否与具有类似学术和人口背景的普通非磁铁非考试高中的毕业生不同？更广泛的影响：这项研究可能会促进对学校结构的发现和理解，以确保有学术天赋的学生，包括那些历史上服务不足的学生。充分发挥他们的潜力。这一结果可以为政策提供关于SMT学校对STEM劳动力的价值的信息，因此，在这方面，它可能是变革性的。已召集主要合作伙伴(如学校、大学和公司)，为该项目的具体方面提供广泛的支持。研究的定性阶段将着眼于毕业生对入学和成绩以外的其他因素(如教育、成功、道德)的看法。咨询委员会代表各种专门知识和利益攸关方社区，并可能产生更广泛的成果和调查结果的传播。

Intelligent Merit: The intent of this proposal is to conduct a national, retrospective study of specialized science, mathematics, and technology (SMT) schools that provide a more rigorous course of study for academically talented, science-focused students. The main goal of the proposed work is to determine what contributions can be made to public policy decisions about SMT education relative to specialized schools. The study will examine the educational and career consequences of these schools to gain better insights about their contributions to the SMT workforce.Through a three-phased approach, this study will focus on graduates from specialized high schools and their counterparts from regular high schools as a comparison group. During the first phase of the study, graduates from one specialized high school and from a comparison group will be studied, while during phase two, three specialized schools and comparison groups will be studied. In phase three, the study will be expanded using the same study respondents from the first two phases. Throughout the first two phases, methods and instruments will be crafted, piloted, and revised. Overall, the study will involve 5000 graduates from specialized SMT schools and 1000 graduates with similar backgrounds from regular high schools.The research questions for this study include:1. Are graduates from specialized SMT high schools more likely to enroll in SMT-related studies and career fields when compared with graduates from regular non-magnet non-examination high schools with comparable academic and demographic backgrounds?2. What school models employed by specialized SMT high schools are most associated with entrance into SMT-related studies and career fields? (School models include: residential schools, schools-within-schools, regional centers with half-day courses.)3. To what degree do graduates from specialized SMT high schools who pursue non-SMT degree concentrations and careers attribute value to the SMT skills and content they experienced at their high school?4. Do graduates from specialized SMT high schools differ in their professed understanding and personal interest regarding science-related public issues from graduates of regular non-magnet non-examination high schools with comparable academic and demographic backgrounds?Broader Impacts: The study will likely advance discovery and understanding about how schools should be structured to ensure academically talented students, including those historically underserved, reach their fullest potential. The results could inform policy about the value of SMT schools to the STEM workforce, hence, in that regard, it could e transformative. Key partners (e.g. schools, universities, and corporations) have been assembled to provide broad-based support to specific aspects of this project. The qualitative phase of the study will target the perspectives of graduates on factors (e.g. education, success, ethics), other than enrollment and achievement. The advisory board represents a variety of expertise and stakeholder communities and will likely yield a wider dissemination of results and findings.