Support for a Meeting of the Heads and Chairs of Earth and Space Sciences Departments to be held November 7-9, 1997 in Washington, D.C

[9729087] Bierly政府和私人团体的几项研究都涉及了美国不断变化的研究环境，以及从K-12到研究生的各级教育环境的变化。这些文件都描述了一个快速转型的学术环境，并提出了一个共同的主题，即需要将研究和教育更紧密地结合起来。在地球和空间科学中存在着重组或重新定向这些项目的机会。美国地球物理联合会提议于1997年11月7日至9日在华盛顿特区北达科他州佛罗里达大道2000号的AGU大楼召开一次关于“支持地球和空间科学的教育和研究”的地球和空间科学系主任和主席会议。这次会议将为这些科学的未来交流信息和建议提供一个论坛。这将是第一次这样的负责人和主席会议。非洲联盟预计每两年召开一次这些会议。提供地球和空间科学本科学位的学术项目的负责人和主席将被邀请参加。地球与空间科学被广泛地定义为包括大气科学、地球化学、地质学、地球物理、地球科学、水文学、海洋学、航空学和空间物理学以及密切相关的学科。目标包括：1)在地球和空间科学的背景下解决“研究与本科教育的整合”，特别是在美国国家科学基金会地球科学理事会最近的两份报告中所反映的；2)对1997年5月AGU关于1996年11月在AGU举行的NSF资助研讨会的报告中详细阐述的关于本科教育的观察和建议作出回应；3)向AGU和地球与空间科学领域的其他科学和科学教育协会以及联邦、州和地方资助机构推荐本科教育的优先事项。

9729087 Bierly Several research studies by governmental and private groups have addressed the changing research climate in the U.S. and also the changing education environment at all levels, K-12 through post-graduate. These documents all describe an academic environment in rapid transition with an emerging common theme, the need for a closer integration of research and education. Opportunities exist for restructuring or redirecting these programs in Earth and Space Sciences. The American Geophysical Union proposes to convene a meeting of the Heads and Chairs of Earth and Space Science Departments on "Support for Education and Research in the Earth and Space Sciences" on November 7-9, 1997 at the AGU building, 2000 Florida Ave., N.W., Washington, D. C. This meeting will provide a forum for exchange of information and recommendations for the future of these sciences. It will be the first such meeting of Heads and Chairs. AGU anticipates convening these meetings on a biennial basis. Heads and Chairs of academic programs offering undergraduate degrees in the Earth and space sciences will be invited to participate. Earth and space science is broadly defined to include atmospheric sciences, geochemistry, geology, geophysics, earth sciences, hydrology, oceanography, aeronomy and space physics, and closely allied disciplines. Goals include: 1) addressing the "integration of research and undergraduate education" in the context of the Earth and Space Sciences, especially as reflected in two recent reports of the Directorate of Geosciences, National Science Foundation; 2) responding to observations and recommendations regarding undergraduate education as detailed in the recent AGU May 1997 report on the NSF funded workshop at AGU, November, 1996; and 3) recommending priorities in undergraduate education to the AGU and other scientific and science education societies in the Earth and Space Sciences and to federal, state and local funding agencies.