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Getting the high schools involved in scientific research! The New York City Partnership to Advance Science (NYCPAS); Collaborative research projects between NYC high schools and a liberal arts college: The pilot year
Author(s) -
Aguanno Ann
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.26.1_supplement.618.1
Subject(s) - general partnership , science education , liberal arts education , medical education , the arts , political science , sociology , mathematics education , medicine , higher education , psychology , law
Marymount Manhattan College (MMC), a liberal arts college in New York City, has a small but growing Division of Sciences. To meet the need for more graduates in STEM fields, the division received funding from the U.S. Dept. of Education to establish the New York City Partnership to Advance Science (NYCPAS). This program fosters research collaborations between NYC high schools and the MMC Science Division by funding small research projects devised by high school students and their science teachers, under the guidance of MMC science faculty and undergraduates. Through these collaborative projects the program aims to enhance science education at the high school level, to establish long term connections between local high schools and MMC science faculty, and to recruit potential MMC science majors. Over two hundred high schools were solicited for proposals in fall 2010. Science faculty were available to help each high school team devise a research proposal. Thirteen proposals were funded and matched with MMC science faculty and upper level undergraduate mentors. High school teams implemented their projects during the spring of 2011 and had access to MMC facilities and instrumentation if needed. Research findings were then presented in poster format in a competitive symposium in June 2011 on the MMC campus. Assessment of this pilot year reveals that this program is a model for engaging and recruiting K‐12 students in science.