Print & Online Products to be Produced by AAAS AGEP REC Grant and Other Follow up Activities
Feb 21, 2016
Print & Online Products to be Produced by
AAAS AGEP REC Grantand
Other Follow up Activities
PhD Info Brief already produced For JAM (June 2009)***New Enrollees & Overall Enrollees Briefs ***Info Brief that highlights Top PhD Producers for 2007/08
By December 2009 Graduate Education Evaluation Guidebook Launch of Guidebook at AAAS 2010 Annual Meeting In San
Diego, Feb 18 – 22, 2010
By March 2010 Info Briefs on 2008/09, including data and highlights of Top
Producers for 2008/09
Proposed Content for Guidebook --Examining Progression to the STEM PhD and the Professorate:
A Tool for Use in STEM Graduate Programs(Lessons Learned from AGEP)
Conceptual Framework ***Collecting, using, and reporting disaggregated data
***Breaking psychological barriers to understanding and using program impact evaluation (fear of the pyramid)
***Retention as cross-cutting theme from pursuit of graduate school to completion of PhD to the Professoriate
***Short papers from graduate education researchers & AGEP leaders (10 pages or less with online link to supplementary materials)
Section 1– General framework for Evaluating Graduate Education Programs
***Evaluation Realities (With Jack; Not directly focused on AGEP but Graduate School Specific, Catherine Millett)
***10 Easy Steps to Examining Progression to the STEM PhD (YSG and Pat) (Probably a Summary of the Entire Guidebook)
***Conceptual Framework for Examining Progression to the STEM PhD (Already started by YSG and Pat & on AAAS AGEP web site)
Charts***Suggested Questions for Evaluating STEM Graduate Programs at the University Level
***Indicators for Evaluating STEM Graduate Programs at the University Level
Section 2- Perspectives from Researchers in Graduate Education
***Departmental Data Collection and Use, Chris Golde, Stanford
***Case Study Research in Graduate Education and Cultural Relevance, Cynthia Winston and Kimberly Freeman
***Wendy Stock (Matriculation Studies, Attrition, Time to Degree)
***Longitudinal Studies – From Leadership Alliance Summer Experience to Graduate School, Valerie Petit Wilson
***IGERT, Jennifer Giancola Carney, ABT
***CGS PhD Completion Project
Section 3 --- Evaluation methods examples from the AGEP Alliances (Short Papers with emphasis on evaluation & supplementary material on line)
***Doctoral Completion & Attrition Methods, Angela James, UCLA ***Florida AGEP, Anne Donnelly & Team, Using comparison groups***Puerto Rico***Michigan***Colorado, Mark Hernandez & Team***Georgia Tech***UC (Collette Patt & Team)***Rice-Houston***Howard***Arizona***Utah***Others
Section 4 – Tools for Graduate Education Program Evaluation
***Developing a Cost Effective Graduate Student Data Collection Infrastructure (UCLA AGEP; U of Michigan AGEP, Georgia Tech)
*** Using Electronic Graduate Student Databases (UCLA AGEP, MS AGEP, other AGEPs, Early Warning Systems)
***Predictive models related to increasing campus production of URM PhDs
***Using National Databases for Comparisons at the University Level, Joan Burrelli, NSF & Lisa Frehill, CPST
***Collecting and Displaying Data
*** IRB, Human Subjects. Small Cell Size, Privacy and Confidentiality
***Council on Graduate Education PhD Completion Project
Section 5 – Evaluation Methods for Examining Progression & Retention in the Professoriate
***Evaluating the Postdoctoral Experience, Orlando Taylor & Others
Lessons from NSF ADVANCE***Evaluation of Faculty Hiring and Practices and Processes to Broaden Participation, (Lesson from NSF ADVANCE)
***Evaluation of Faculty Retention Practices and Processes to Broaden Participation
Suzanne Brainard, UW; Sue Rosser; & Michigan
Section 6 -- New Directions for Evaluation of Graduate Education Programs
***Evaluating the Cost Effectiveness of your Graduate Education Support Program
***Policy evaluations that highlight economic impact to state and nation
Online Supplementary Resources
Building Evaluation Capacityhttp://www.urban.org/publications/411651.html
Links to AAAS Data Templates
Links to CGS Data Templates
http://nsfagep.org
http://agep.us/
Other Activities
Story on AAAS Home Page about 2007/08 AGEP PhD increases Possible AAAS Congressional Briefing on URMs and Graduate
Education Proposed 2010 AAAS Annual Meeting Symposium or Workshop –
San Diego, Feb 18 – 22, 2010
Other AAAS Event MentionedWeb site for Budget Analysishttp://www.aaas.org/spp/rd/
http://www.aaas.org/spp/rd/forum.htm
AAAS/NSF HBCU-UP National Student Research Conference in DC, October 28 – 31, 2009 – 10th Anniversary
Short Online Evaluation for this Meeting will be sent by next Friday, March 27, 2009
Thanks for your participation!!!