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Suggested Citation:"Front Matter." National Research Council. 1996. From Analysis to Action: Undergraduate Education in Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9128.
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FROM ANALYSIS TO ACTION

Report of a Convocation

Center for Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Education

National Research Council

NATIONAL ACADEMY PRESS
Washington, D.C. 1996

Suggested Citation:"Front Matter." National Research Council. 1996. From Analysis to Action: Undergraduate Education in Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9128.
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NATIONAL ACADEMY PRESS
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NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approvedby the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose membersare drawn from the councils of the National Academy of Sciences,the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine.The members of the committee responsible for the report were chosenfor their special competences and with regard for appropriate balance.

This report has been reviewed by a group other than the authors accordingto procedures approved by a Report Review Committee consisting ofmembers of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academyof Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine.

The National Academy of Sciences is a private, nonprofit, self-perpetuatingsociety of distinguished scholars engaged in scientific and engineeringresearch, dedicated to the furtherance of science and technologyand to their use for the general welfare. Upon the authority of thecharter granted to it by the Congress in 1863, the Academy has amandate that requires it to advise the federal government on scientificand technical matters. Dr. Bruce M. Alberts is president of the NationalAcademy of Sciences.

The National Academy of Engineering was established in 1964, underthe charter of the National Academy of Sciences, as a parallel organizationof outstanding engineers. It is autonomous in its administrationand in the selection of its members, sharing with the National Academyof Sciences the responsibility for advising the federal government.The National Academy of Engineering also sponsors engineering programsaimed at meeting national needs, encourages education and research,and recognizes the superior achievements of engineers. Dr. HaroldLiebowitz is president of the National Academy of Engineering.

The Institute of Medicine was established in 1970 by the NationalAcademy of Sciences to secure the services of eminent members ofappropriate professions in the examination of policy matters pertainingto the health of the public. The Institute acts under the responsibilitygiven to the National Academy of Sciences by its congressional charterto be an adviser to the federal government and, upon its own initiative,to identify issues of medical care, research, and education. Dr.Kenneth Shine is president of the Institute of Medicine.

The National Research Council was organized by the National Academyof Sciences in 1916 to associate the broad community of science andtechnology with the Academy's purposes of furthering knowledge andadvising the federal government. Functioning in accordance with generalpolicies determined by the Academy, the Council has become the principaloperating agency of both the National Academy of Sciences and theNational Academy of Engineering in providing services to the government,the public, and the scientific and engineering communities. The Councilis administered jointly by both Academies and the Institute of Medicine.Dr. Bruce M. Alberts and Dr. Harold Liebowitz are chairman and vicechairman, respectively, of the National Research Council.

The Center for Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Education wasestablished in 1995 to provide coordination of all the National ResearchCouncil's education activities and reform efforts for all studentsat all levels, specifically kindergarten through twelfth grade, undergraduate,school-to-work programs, and continuing education. The Center reportsdirectly to the Governing Board of the National Research Council.

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Suggested Citation:"Front Matter." National Research Council. 1996. From Analysis to Action: Undergraduate Education in Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9128.
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UNDERGRADUATE CONVOCATION PROGRAM STEERING COMMITTEE

DONALD KENNEDY, Chairman Bing Professor of Environmental Studies

Stanford University Stanford, California NAS, IOM

MELVIN D. GEORGE, Vice Chairman Professor of Mathematics

University of Missouri Columbia, Missouri

MEMBERS, BOARD ON ENGINEERING EDUCATION

KARL S. PISTER Chancellor

University of California Santa Cruz, California NAE

DENICE DEE DENTON Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

University of Wisconsin Madison, Wisconsin

MEMBERS, COMMITTEE ON UNDERGRADUATE SCIENCE EDUCATION

C. BRADLEY MOORE Professor of Chemistry

University of California Berkeley, California NAS

SHARON R. LONG Professor of Biological Sciences

Stanford University Stanford, California NAS

MEMBERS, MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES EDUCATION BOARD

HYMAN BASS Professor of Mathematics

Columbia University New York, New York NAS

SYLVIA T. BOZEMAN Professor and Chairman of Mathematics

Spelman College Atlanta, Georgia

MEMBERS-AT-LARGE

DUDLEY R. HERSCHBACH Baird Professor of Science

Harvard University Cambridge, Massachusetts NAS

GERALD HOLTON Mallinckrodt Professor of Physics and Professor of History of Science

Harvard University Cambridge, Massachusetts

ANGELICA STACY Professor of Chemistry

University of California Berkeley, California

MARILYN J. SUITER Director of Education and Human Resources

American Geological Institute Alexandria, Virginia

Suggested Citation:"Front Matter." National Research Council. 1996. From Analysis to Action: Undergraduate Education in Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9128.
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NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL STAFF

DONNA M. GERARDI, Project Director

KIRSTEN A. SAMPSON, Program Officer

STEVE OLSON, Writer/Consultant

JEANETTE OFFENBACHER, Administrative Assistant

RUTH O'BRIEN, Staff Associate

BETH POLLARD, Temporary Project Assistant

JAY B. LABOV, Director,

Committee on Undergraduate Science Education (through July 31, 1995)

KERSTIN POLLACK, Acting Director,

Board on Engineering Education (through April 15, 1995)

KEVIN CROWLEY, Senior Program Officer,

Board on Earth Sciences and Resources

LYNN A. STEEN, Executive Director,

MathematicalSciences Education Board (through June 30,1995)

SUSAN FORMAN, Director of College and University Programs,

Mathematical Sciences Education Board (through June 30, 1995)

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.

The National Academy of Sciences gratefully acknowledges the ExxonEducation Foundation for its generous financial support of the Convocationand this report, and the National Science Foundation for its co-sponsorshipof the Convocation.

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CONTENTS

 

 

Acknowledgments

 

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FROM ANALYSIS TO ACTION

 

1

   

 The Convocation

 

3

   

 Main Recommendations

 

4

   

 Additional Issues

 

7

   

 Conclusion

 

9

 

 

SYNOPSIS OF THE CONVOCATION

 

11

   

 Students

 

13

   

 Access

 

14

   

 Literacy

 

15

   

 Teaching

 

17

   

 Competency

 

18

   

 Depth

 

19

   

 Faculty

 

20

   

 Curriculum

 

21

   

 Pedagogy

 

22

   

 Educational Technologies

 

23

   

 Preparation and Development

 

24

   

 Institutions

 

26

   

 Accountability

 

26

   

 Resources

 

27

   

 Transitions

 

28

   

 Partnerships

 

29

   

 Funders

 

31

   

 Conclusion

 

32

 

 

References

 

35

 

 

Workshop Chairs and Rapporteurs

 

37

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