Promoting HS Minority Advancement in the Social Sciences

描述（由申请人提供）：拟议的HS-COR荣誉研究培训计划的长期目标是实现种族平等的招生（目标=100%）和成功的本科课程（目标= 100%）相关的生物医学科学或心理健康领域。在全国范围内，非裔美国人，拉丁美洲人，美洲原住民和一些亚裔美国人在科学和社会科学方面的代表性不足。 该计划的具体目标是通过以下方式提高代表性不足的学生的成功：（a）确定6名似乎最有潜力的学生，（B）在研究的基本假设、价值和陷阱方面对学生进行培训，（c）通过与教师导师一起进行特定的研究项目，促进学生的特定研究技能，以及（d）提供具体的信息和支持，以确保学生具备在本科课程中取得成功所需的素质，例如协助SAT准备和在科学展览会上展示研究成果。学生将参加一个关于研究过程的夏季培训计划，该计划旨在建立科学和批判性推理技能以及实用的研讨会系列，并与他们的研究导师一对一地工作。教师导师的研究项目反映了各种领域，包括阿尔茨海默病的神经心理学，老年妇女的生活质量，刻板印象威胁对少数民族学生学业成绩的影响，青少年福祉和暴力预防。 三个目标的评价是明确的。目标是：（a）进入大学;（B）在大学期间取得成功;（c）专业精神。每个目标都更加具体，具体的计划组件与每个目标相匹配。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The long-term goal of the proposed HS-COR Honors Research Training program is to achieve ethnic parity in admissions to (goal=100%) and success in undergraduate programs (goal = 100%) related to the biomedical sciences or mental health fields. Nationally, African Americans, Latin Americans, Native Americans, and some Asian Americans are underrepresented in the sciences and social sciences. The specific aims of the program are to increase underrepresented student success by: (a) identifying 6 students who appear to have the greatest potential, (b) training students in the fundamental assumptions, value of, and pitfalls of research, (c) facilitating students' specific research skills by their working with a faculty mentor on a specific research project, and (d) providing specific information and support to ensure that students have the qualities required to be successful in an undergraduate program, such as assistance with SAT preparation and the presentation of research in science fairs. Students will attend a summer training program on the research process that is designed to build scientific and critical reasoning skills and a practical seminar series and work one-on-one with their research mentors. Faculty mentors' research projects reflect a variety of areas including the neuropsychology of Alzheimer's disease, quality of life of elderly women, effects of stereotype threat on academic achievement of minority students, adolescent wellbeing, and violence prevention. Evaluation of three goals is specified. The goals are: (a) admission to college; (b) success while in college; and (c) professionalism. Each goal is made more specific and specific program components are matched with each goal.