Native Americans in Biological Science at OK State Univ

俄克拉荷马州立大学生物科学专业美洲原住民

• 批准号: 6707189
• 负责人: ROBERT V MILLER
• 金额: $ 37.18万
• 依托单位: OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY STILLWATER
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2004
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2004-03-05 至 2008-02-28
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/6707189
• 关键词: Native Americans; education evaluation /planning; educationally disadvantaged; health science research potential; minority institution research support; role model; science education; university student

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Native Americans in Biological Sciences (NABS) program at Oklahoma State University (OSU) is designed to increase the number of Native American students at OSU who successfully earn a degree in a biomedical related field, and to increase the number of Native Americans students entering careers in biological science. The NABS program targets Native Americans, who are the largest group of minorities on the campus of OSU and in the state of Oklahoma. Native American students from OSU and surrounding Indian communities will be recruited to the NABS program, as many of these students come to OSU from rural communities or 2-year colleges which lack quality science education. The NABS program consist of two main components: 1) curriculum enhancement for freshmen and sophomores, and 2) research experiences for junior and seniors. The curriculum enhancement program will increase the success of Native Americans in the biology, mathematics, and chemistry disciplines. Difficulty in these courses is the reason most Native American students decide to change majors from science to a non-science discipline. The program will provide supplemental courses using cooperative learning techniques to teach independent learning skills and to strengthen scientific communication skills, as well as to provide inclusion into their field of study. The research experience program will provide an opportunity for Native American students from a diversity of biological related disciplines to engage in laboratory research. These students will learn and understand basic research, under the mentorship of experienced scientists who have volunteered to prepare the students for graduate school, professional school or research careers in biological science. The success of the NABS program will be evaluated by analyzing baseline data and data from the general measurable objectives. The NABS program provides a unique opportunity for the largest minority group in the state of Oklahoma, as it seeks to increase the number of Native Americans in biological science.

描述(由申请人提供)：俄克拉荷马州立大学(OSU)的美国原住民生物科学(NABS)项目旨在增加俄克拉何马州立大学(OSU)成功获得生物医学相关领域学位的美国原住民学生数量，并增加进入生物科学职业的美国原住民学生的数量。NABS计划的目标是美洲原住民，他们是俄亥俄州立大学校园和俄克拉何马州最大的少数族裔群体。来自俄亥俄州立大学和周边印第安人社区的美国原住民学生将被招募到NABS项目中，因为这些学生中的许多人来自农村社区或缺乏高质量科学教育的两年制大学。NABS计划由两个主要部分组成：1)为一年级和二年级学生改进课程，以及2)为三年级和四年级学生提供研究经验。课程增强计划将增加美洲原住民在生物、数学和化学学科方面的成功。这些课程的难度是大多数美国原住民学生决定将专业从理科改为非理科的原因。该方案将提供使用合作学习技术的补充课程，以教授独立学习技能和加强科学交流技能，并将其纳入他们的研究领域。研究体验计划将为来自不同生物相关学科的美洲原住民学生提供从事实验室研究的机会。这些学生将在有经验的科学家的指导下学习和理解基础研究，这些科学家自愿为学生进入研究生院、专业学校或生物科学研究生涯做准备。将通过分析基线数据和一般可衡量目标的数据来评估国家能力评估方案的成功。NABS计划为俄克拉荷马州最大的少数群体提供了一个独特的机会，因为它寻求增加生物科学领域的美洲原住民人数。