Evaluation of NSF's program of grants for Vertical Integration of Research and Education in the Mathematical Sciences (VIGRE) / Committee to Evaluate the NSF's Vertical Integration of Research and Education in the Mathematical Sciences (VIGRE) Program, Board on Mathematical Sciences and Their Applications, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee to Evaluate the NSF's Vertical Integration of Research and Education in Mathematical Sciences (VIGRE) Program.

Contributor:

National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Mathematical Sciences and Their Applications.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mathematics--Research--Research grants--United States.

Mathematics.

Mathematics--Study and teaching--Research grants--United States.

Universities and colleges--Vertical integration--Research grants--United States.

Universities and colleges.

National Science Foundation (U.S.)--Research grants.

National Science Foundation (U.S.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (130 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"In 1998, the National Science Foundation (NSF) launched a program of Grants for Vertical Integration of Research and Education in the Mathematical Sciences (VIGRE). These grants were designed for institutions with PhD-granting departments in the mathematical sciences, for the purpose of developing high-quality education programs, at all levels, that are vertically integrated with the research activities of these departments. To date, more than 50 departments at 40 institutions have received VIGRE awards. As requested by NSF, the present volume reviews the goals of the VIGRE program and evaluates how well the program is designed to address those goals. The book considers past and current practices for assessing the VIGRE program; draws tentative conclusions about the program's achievements based on the data collected to date; and evaluates NSF's plans for future data-driven assessments. In addition, critical policy and programmatic changes for the program are identified, with recommendations for how to address these changes."--Publisher's description.

Contents:

""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""List of Figures, Tables, and Boxes""; ""Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Background of the VIGRE Program""; ""3 The VIGRE Program""; ""4 Administering, Monitoring, and Assessing the Program""; ""5 Program Achievements""; ""6 Recommendations""; ""Bibliography and References""; ""Appendixes""; ""Appendix A: Biographies of Committee Members""; ""Appendix B: The Mathematical Sciences in the 1980's and 1990's""; ""Appendix C: Data Requested from Departments""; ""Appendix D: The Mathematical Sciences Since 1998""

""Appendix E: Presentations to the Committee""""Appendix F: Acronyms""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786612554490

9780309149266

0309149266

9781282554498

1282554492

9780309141871

0309141877

OCLC:

609851809