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2 PROGRAM GOALS
Pages 7-12

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... Through a combination of program activities and preconditions for institutional participation, the National Scholars Program should foster an educational environment that will enhance student development for minorities as well as for all students in the broader campus conunun~ty. We DroDose that the program NUMERICAL GOALS The goal of the National Scholars Program is to produce 235 minority Ph.D.s in the physical sciences, mathematics, and engineering disciplines each year twice the number of degrees presently awarded.
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From page 8...
... They emphasize long-term reform by establishing comprehensive science and mathematics and technology education programs in school systems that enroll large numbers of minorities and coalitions to improve minority achievement on college and university campuses. In contrast to a National Scholars Program' these efforts do not specifically target a subset of talented, high-achieving students who are the most likely prospects for doctoral study.
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From page 9...
... The cumulative and collective impacts of barriers to achievement in science and engineering, including poor precollege preparation, lack of informed guidance, negative peer influences, financial constraints, and/or inhospitable institutional environments, are evident in the low rate of doctorate attainment. The program should prepare its graduates for the most challenging and
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From page 10...
... Although many side benefits wall ensue from this program, it wall be critical for the success of the program to stay focused on this single degree goal. IDEALISTIC GOALS The goal of the National Scholars Program is certainly a numerical goal intended to increase the number of Ph.D.
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From page 11...
... However, the substance of the faculty and student linkages will enhance not only the success of minority students but the success of all students. In the long run, the greatest measure of the success of the National Scholars Program should be that it will no longer be needed.
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