Study of the Impact of Specialized Public High Schools of Science, Mathematics, and Technology

智能优点：该提案的目的是对专门的科学，数学和技术（SMT）学校进行全国性的回顾性研究，这些学校为学术天赋，以科学为重点的学生提供更严格的学习课程。 拟议工作的主要目标是确定可以做出哪些贡献，以公共政策决定SMT教育相对于专业学校。 为了更好地了解这些学校对SMT劳动力的贡献，本研究将对这些学校的教育和职业后果进行研究。本研究将通过三个阶段的方法，重点关注专业高中毕业生和普通高中毕业生作为对照组。 在研究的第一阶段，将对一所专门高中的毕业生和一个对照组进行研究，而在第二阶段，将对三所专门学校和对照组进行研究。 在第三阶段，将扩大研究范围，使用前两个阶段的相同研究受访者。 在前两个阶段，将制定、试行和修订方法和工具。 本研究将以5000名SMT专业学校毕业生及1000名具有类似背景的普通高中毕业生为研究对象。与具有可比学术和人口背景的普通非磁铁非考试高中的毕业生相比，专业SMT高中的毕业生是否更有可能参加SMT相关的学习和职业领域？2. SMT专业高中采用的什么学校模式与SMT相关研究和职业领域的入学最相关？（学校模式包括：寄宿学校，校内学校，半日制课程的区域中心。3.从专业SMT高中毕业的学生在多大程度上追求非SMT学位的集中和职业，他们在高中所经历的SMT技能和内容的价值？4.专业SMT高中的毕业生与具有可比学术和人口背景的普通非磁铁非考试高中的毕业生在他们对科学相关公共问题的公开理解和个人兴趣方面是否存在差异？更广泛的影响：这项研究可能会促进发现和理解学校应该如何构建，以确保学术天赋的学生，包括那些历史上服务不足的学生，充分发挥他们的潜力。研究结果可以为政策提供有关SMT学校对STEM劳动力的价值的信息，因此，在这方面，它可能具有变革性。 主要合作伙伴（如学校、大学和公司）已经聚集起来，为该项目的具体方面提供广泛的支持。 研究的定性阶段将针对毕业生对入学和成就以外的因素（例如教育，成功，道德）的看法。咨询委员会代表了各种专门知识和利益攸关方群体，可能会更广泛地传播成果和调查结果。

Intelligent Merit: The intent of this proposal is to conduct a national, retrospective study of specialized science, mathematics, and technology (SMT) schools that provide a more rigorous course of study for academically talented, science-focused students. The main goal of the proposed work is to determine what contributions can be made to public policy decisions about SMT education relative to specialized schools. The study will examine the educational and career consequences of these schools to gain better insights about their contributions to the SMT workforce.Through a three-phased approach, this study will focus on graduates from specialized high schools and their counterparts from regular high schools as a comparison group. During the first phase of the study, graduates from one specialized high school and from a comparison group will be studied, while during phase two, three specialized schools and comparison groups will be studied. In phase three, the study will be expanded using the same study respondents from the first two phases. Throughout the first two phases, methods and instruments will be crafted, piloted, and revised. Overall, the study will involve 5000 graduates from specialized SMT schools and 1000 graduates with similar backgrounds from regular high schools.The research questions for this study include:1. Are graduates from specialized SMT high schools more likely to enroll in SMT-related studies and career fields when compared with graduates from regular non-magnet non-examination high schools with comparable academic and demographic backgrounds?2. What school models employed by specialized SMT high schools are most associated with entrance into SMT-related studies and career fields? (School models include: residential schools, schools-within-schools, regional centers with half-day courses.)3. To what degree do graduates from specialized SMT high schools who pursue non-SMT degree concentrations and careers attribute value to the SMT skills and content they experienced at their high school?4. Do graduates from specialized SMT high schools differ in their professed understanding and personal interest regarding science-related public issues from graduates of regular non-magnet non-examination high schools with comparable academic and demographic backgrounds?Broader Impacts: The study will likely advance discovery and understanding about how schools should be structured to ensure academically talented students, including those historically underserved, reach their fullest potential. The results could inform policy about the value of SMT schools to the STEM workforce, hence, in that regard, it could e transformative. Key partners (e.g. schools, universities, and corporations) have been assembled to provide broad-based support to specific aspects of this project. The qualitative phase of the study will target the perspectives of graduates on factors (e.g. education, success, ethics), other than enrollment and achievement. The advisory board represents a variety of expertise and stakeholder communities and will likely yield a wider dissemination of results and findings.