RESEARCH APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM

宾夕法尼亚州立大学研究学徒计划(MRAP)为期七周， 宾夕法尼亚州10名弱势群体的住宿、暑期、研究体验 对生物医学或行为学感兴趣的高中生 研究生涯和2名任教的理科教师 相当数量的弱势学生。它的 长期目标是增加贫困学生的数量 选择从事生物医学或行为研究。每个人 学徒制度由亲身实践、生物研究经验组成。 健康导师指导下的医学或行为实验室/项目 和人类发展科学家。学徒制提供培训和 参与者有机会为以下方面做出有意义的贡献 导师的研究项目。每周举办一次研讨会 让学徒熟悉研究方法、伦理道德等主题 在研究、保护人类受试者、动物护理和使用、 生物医学/行为研究领域的职业和机会 大权在握。这些研讨会由宾夕法尼亚州立大学的教职员工主持。 额外的信息研讨会是专门为 参赛教师。这些资料包括：赠款来源 以及如何完成拨款申请；高级计算机培训，如 文字处理、统计分析、数据库和电子表格； 浏览和使用互联网；以及外地的专业选择 生物医学和行为科学。同学们和老师们 从宾夕法尼亚州200多所目标高中招募 由于他们的弱势学生入学率很高，所以被选中。一个 评价计划规定对以下方面进行形成性和终结性评估 该计划是否正在实现其目标。

The Penn State Research Apprenticeship Program (MRAP) is a seven week, residential, summer, research experience for 10 Pennsylvania disadvantaged high school students who express an interest in a biomedical or behavioral research career and for 2 science teachers who teach significant numbers of disadvantaged students. Its long-term aim is to increase the number of disadvantaged students who choose to pursue a career in biomedical or behavioral research. Each apprenticeship consists of a hands-on, research experience in a bio- medical or behavioral laboratory/project under the mentorship of a Health and Human Development scientist. The apprenticeship provides training and the opportunity for the participant to make a meaningful contribution to the mentor's research project. Weekly seminars are held for the apprentices to familiarize them with topics on research methods, ethical issues in research, protection of human subjects, animal care and use, careers and opportunities in biomedical/behavioral research and grantsmanship. These seminars are conducted by Penn State faculty. Additional informational seminars are designed specifically for participating teachers. These include information on: sources of grants and how to complete a grant proposal; advanced computer training, such as, word processing, statistical analysis, data bases and spreadsheets; navigating and using the Internet; and professional options in the fields of biomedical and behavioral sciences. Students and teachers are recruited from over 200 targeted high schools in Pennsylvania that have been selected due to their high enrollments of disadvantaged students. An evaluation plan provides for a formative and summative assessment of whether the program is achieving its objectives.