Broadening Access to Science Education

扩大科学教育的机会

• 批准号: 8308417
• 负责人: Shelley A Phelan
• 金额: $ 7.42万
• 依托单位: FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2011
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2011-09-01 至 2016-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8308417
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DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The proposed program, entitled BASE (Broadening Access to Science Education), will offer an annual two-week residential summer science enrichment program on the Fairfield University campus for 24 young women who are rising juniors and seniors from our neighboring city of Bridgeport, CT, a city comprised of many health disparity populations and some of the worst poverty in the nation. The program will include three key components. The first component is the Research Immersion Experience, a weeklong scientific research experience that will engage students in exciting faculty-led research projects assisted by current undergraduate science majors. Projects will be based on faculty research expertise, covering topics in biology, chemistry, biochemistry, neuroscience, psychology, mathematics, and engineering. Students will be exposed to science content, methodology, data collection and analysis, and quantitative reasoning, while receiving individual mentorship by female scientist role models at both the faculty and undergraduate level. Students will continue exploring their research topics in the second week through writing, reading, and discussion, with the guidance of their undergraduate counselors, culminating in formal student research presentations on the last day of the camp. The second component will be the Science and Health Careers Exploration, which will take place in the first two days of the second camp week. This will expose students to various careers in science, technology, and healthcare, and the academic paths required to get there. It will include presentations by faculty and professionals in STEM and healthcare careers, and mentorship on academic majors, courses, skill sets, and organizations that can support them in these pursuits. The final component of the program is the College Admissions Counseling, which will be a two-day set of activities to follow the career exploration component. In collaboration with our Office of Undergraduate Admissions, we will educate students about the process and requirements for admission to college, financial aid opportunities, as well as engaging students in mock interviews and essay writing. Also included will be a student/parent information session, to inform parents and integrate them into the process. Continued mentorship and access will be provided to students after the camp through a resource website with contacts and information on organizations, programs, and career paths introduced in the camp. Together, BASE camp will provide a significant experience that excites and informs students about the process and promise of science, and inspires them to pursue science-based careers to address the growing challenges facing health disparity populations.

描述(由申请者提供)：拟议的项目名为BASE(拓宽科学教育途径)，将在费尔菲尔德大学校园为24名来自我们邻近城市康涅狄格州布里奇波特的年轻女性提供为期两周的夏季住宿科学充实计划，这座城市由许多健康差距人口和全国一些最严重的贫困人口组成。该计划将包括三个关键组成部分。第一个组成部分是研究沉浸体验，这是一种为期一周的科学研究体验，将吸引学生参与由现有本科生科学专业帮助的、由教员领导的令人兴奋的研究项目。项目将基于教师的研究专长，涵盖生物、化学、生物化学、神经科学、心理学、数学和工程学等主题。学生将接触到科学内容、方法、数据收集和分析以及定量推理，同时接受教职员工和本科生层面的女科学家榜样的个人指导。在第二周，学生将在本科生辅导员的指导下，通过写作、阅读和讨论来继续探索他们的研究主题，最终在夏令营的最后一天进行正式的学生研究报告。第二个部分将是科学和健康职业探索，将在第二个夏令营周的前两天进行。这将使学生接触到科学、技术和医疗保健领域的各种职业，以及实现这些目标所需的学术道路。它将包括STEM和医疗保健职业领域的教职员工和专业人员的演讲，以及关于学术专业、课程、技能集和能够在这些追求中支持他们的组织的指导。该计划的最后一个组成部分是大学招生咨询，这是继职业探索部分之后的一系列为期两天的活动。与我们的本科招生办公室合作，我们将教育学生关于大学录取的过程和要求，经济援助机会，以及让学生参与模拟面试和论文写作。还将包括学生/家长信息会议，告知家长并将他们融入到这一过程中。在夏令营结束后，将通过一个资源网站为学生提供持续的指导和访问，该网站提供有关夏令营中介绍的组织、计划和职业道路的联系人和信息。总而言之，大本营将提供一种重要的体验，让学生兴奋并了解科学的过程和前景，并激励他们追求以科学为基础的职业，以应对健康差距人口面临的日益严峻的挑战。