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National scholars program - summary : excellence with diversity for the future / Committee on the Feasibility of a National Scholars Program.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Universities and colleges--Funds and scholarships.
- Universities and colleges.
- United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (45 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, 1996.
- Contents:
- THE NATIONAL SCHOLARS PROGRAM: EXCELLENCE WITH DIVERSITY FOR THE FUTURE
- Copyright
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- Contents
- 1 INTRODUCTION
- BACKGROUND
- 2 NEED FOR A NATIONAL SCHOLARS PROGRAM
- WHAT IS THE NATURE OF THE PROBLEM?
- OVERALL EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
- African Americans
- Hispanics
- American Indians
- SCIENCE, MATHEMATICS, AND ENGINEERING EDUCATION
- BARRIERS TO PARTICIPATION
- INSTITUTIONAL CLIMATE
- WHY IS THE PROBLEM IMPORTANT?
- WHY IS A NATIONAL SCHOLARS PROGRAM NEEDED?
- 3 PROGRAM GOALS
- NUMERICAL GOALS
- WHY THE PH.D.?
- IDEALISTIC GOALS
- 4 PROGRAM DESIGN (STRUCTURE)
- NATIONAL SCHOLARS CONSORTIA
- THE CONSORTIUM PARTNERS
- VERTICAL LINKAGES
- NATIONAL SCHOLARS COORDINATING COUNCIL
- DISCUSSION ISSUES
- High School Programs
- Student Choice
- Legal Issues
- 5 PROGRAM DESIGN (PROGRAM ELEMENTS)
- PREFRESHMAN SUMMER BRIDGE PROGRAM
- MENTORING
- ACADEMIC ADVISEMENT
- RESEARCH PARTICIPATION
- ENRICHMENT
- UNDERGRADUATE RECRUITMENT
- 6 ADMINISTRATIVE ELEMENTS
- STUDENT FINANCIAL SUPPORT
- Undergraduate Scholarships
- Graduate Student Support
- PROGRAM EVALUATION
- 7 SELECTION CRITERIA
- SELECTION OF STUDENTS
- SELECTION OF CONSORTIA
- 8 NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS
- 9 PROGRAM COSTS
- STUDENT SUPPORT
- Graduate Fellowships
- DIRECT PROGRAM COSTS
- PHASE-IN OF CONSORTIA
- 10 RECOMMENDATIONS
- REFERENCES.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 1-280-24669-3
- 9786610246694
- 0-309-57048-4
- 0-585-03775-2
- OCLC:
- 832215018
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