SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS EDUCATION IN RURAL AMERICA: Evaluative Study of NSF's Rural Systemic Initiatives

系统研究公司建议进行为期24个月的评估研究（由2001年10月至2003年9月）。在初始阶段，将从各种来源进行全面的二级数据收集，包括过去的核心数据元素（CDE）报告、提交给NSF的年度报告，系统研究将建立一个农村关键指标数据库（RKID），组织定量和定性的纵向成就数据库在项目期间的个别RSI网站。研究小组每年将进行两次实地考察，以确认改革的实施情况，并根据观察撰写相关案例。根据已完成的RKID，将进行定量和定性数据分析，以探索推理因果模型。研究结果将以三种出版物的形式传播：两卷《农村科学和数学教育关键指标》（第一卷为农村科学和数学教育个别进展报告，第二卷为农村科学和数学教育总体进展报告）;一份小册子形式的农村教育报告;以及一份农村科学和数学教育评估研究报告，其中包括我们访问的四个地点的案例。所有出版物将以三种不同的形式提供-印刷本、光盘和网上出版物。

Systemic Research, Inc. proposes to conduct a 24-month evaluative study (from October 2001 toSeptember 2003). During the initial phase, comprehensive secondary data collection will be conducted from various sources, including past Core Data Elements (CDE) reports, Annual Reports submitted toNSF, other key indicators obtainable from the RSIs' own web sites and relevant rural project reports.Systemic Research will develop a Rural Key Indicator Database (RKID) to organize both quantitative andqualitative longitudinal achievement databases over the project period of individual RSI sites. The studyteam will conduct two site visits each year to confirm reform implementation and to write relevant casestories based on observation. Based on completed RKID, both quantitative and qualitative data analysis will be performed to explore an inferential causal model. Study results will be disseminated in threepublications: a two volume Rural Key Indicators of Science and Mathematics Education (Volume I forindividual RSI progress report and Volume II for overall RSI progress reports); a rural education report inbooklet format; and a RSI Evaluative Study Report including case stories of the four sites that werevisited. All publications will be available in three different formats-- printed copy, CD-ROM, and web-basedpublication.