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Foote, Kathleen T.; Knaub, Alexis V. – International Journal of STEM Education, 2018
Background: The continuation of teacher preparation activities after a 3-year Physics Teacher Education Coalition (PhysTEC) grant is used as a case study to examine multi-faceted aspects of sustainable change in higher education. Since teacher preparation is outside typical physics departmental activities, success is highly dependent on finding a…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Physics, Sustainability, Educational Change
Gafney, Leo – Online Submission, 2010
This report is the based on a 10-year study of the activities developed under a National Science Foundation (NSF) Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) grant to a collaborative of institutions from the State University of New York. The goals of LSAMP are to recruit and retain under-represented minority students in the STEM…
Descriptors: Focus Groups, Grants, Minority Groups, State Colleges
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Woodin, Terry – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2005
This review looks at the changes over the last 10 years in priorities guiding funding decisions in science education. A general survey of trends in funding both graduate and undergraduate education are covered, followed by a description of specific National Science Foundation initiatives. Understanding these changes should help proposal writers…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Study, Science Education, Educational Finance, Financial Support
McMillan, Liz – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1987
Undergraduate science education at liberal arts colleges and historically Black institutions will be the focus of a program of grants given by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Colleges were invited to submit proposals to strengthen their biology, chemistry, mathematics, and physics programs. (MLW)
Descriptors: Biology, Biomedicine, Black Colleges, Chemistry
Ernst, Edward W.; Lohmann, Jack R. – Engineering Education, 1990
National Science Foundation support for instructional innovation in design curriculum is discussed. Programs that illustrate diverse approaches to teaching design are described. A list of programs given engineering curriculum development awards in 1988 and 1989 is provided. (CW)
Descriptors: College Science, Curriculum Development, Design, Engineering Education
Westat, Inc., Rockville, MD. – 1992
The National Science Foundation's Undergraduate Faculty Enhancement Program (UFEP) awards grants on a competitive basis to project directors at colleges and universities, professional societies, industry, and other qualified organizations to conduct regional or national seminars, short courses, workshops, conferences, or similar activities for…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Instruction, Faculty Development, Federal Programs
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Directorate for Education and Human Resources. – 1996
From 1993 to 1995, the National Science Foundation (NSF) support for two-year colleges increased from about $7.6 million to $35.1 million. This report describes NSF activities in support of two-year college science, mathematics, engineering, and technology education for fiscal year (FY) 1995. Following an introduction and overview, including…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Finance, Educational Innovation, Engineering Education