HR: 10:50h
AN: ED32A-03    [Abstracts]
TI: In Pursuit of Diversity: Alignment of Program Vision, Goals and Objectives
AU: * Williamson Whitney, V
EM: vivian.williamson@sbcglobal.net
AF: University of South Florida St. Petersburg College of Education, 140 Seventh Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701, United States
AU: * Williamson Whitney, V
EM: vivian.williamson@sbcglobal.net
AF: East Central University, 1100 East 14 th Street, Ada, OK 74820, United States
AU: Pyrtle, A
EM: apyrtle@marine.usf.edu
AF: University of South Florida, 140 Seventh Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701, United States
AB: This case study reveals replicable processes and constructs to enhance intellectual merit and broader impact of proposals. The structure of MS PHD'S in Earth System Science Initiative's Professional Development Program is directly aligned with vision, goals and objectives. The vision statement for the MS PHD'S in Earth System Science Initiative's Professional Development Program concretizes purpose, population, and scientific parameter. The vision statement incorporates the ultimate, long-range intellectual merit and broader impact of the program. The vision is stratified into goals that must be achieved in order for the program to achieve its long-range vision. Program goals and objectives serve as extensions of the vision to further define implementation foci. Program goals address the "what" through the identification of products and outcomes. Program objectives identify the "how" by delineating procedures by which the goals and ultimately the vision are projected to be accomplished. Program objectives define implementation strategies. These objectives become determinants and parameters for programming activities and resultant evaluation indices. The Minority Students Pursuing Higher Degrees of Success in Earth System Science (MS PHD'S in Earth System Science) Initiative was established by and for underrepresented minorities to facilitate increased and sustained participation in Earth system science community. The study addresses frequently asked questions (FAQ's) on the formation and sustenance of partnerships among principal investigators and delineating procedures by which the goals and ultimately the vision are projected to be accomplished. Program objectives define implementation strategies. These objectives become determinants and parameters for programming activities and resultant evaluation indices. The Minority Students Pursuing Higher Degrees of Success in Earth System Science (MS PHD'S in Earth System Science) Initiative was established by and for underrepresented minorities to facilitate increased and sustained participation in Earth system science community. The study addresses frequently asked questions (FAQ's) on the formation and sustenance of partnerships among principal investigators and evaluators and the impact of this partnership on the writing of the proposal, implementation and evaluation of program outcomes.
UR: http:www.msphds.usf.edu/
DE: 0400 BIOGEOSCIENCES
DE: 0810 Post-secondary education
DE: 0840 Evaluation and assessment
DE: 0850 Geoscience education research
DE: 0855 Diversity
SC: Education and Human Resources [ED]
MN: 2007 Joint Assembly