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EHR REPORTS / This item is <abridged>.
Title : NSF 92-94 - Decade of Achievement - Educational Leadership in
Mathematics, Science and Engineering
Type : Report
NSF Org: EHR
Date : August 11, 1992
File : nsf9294
Decade of Achievement
Educational Leadership in Mathematics, Science and Engineering
National Science Foundation
Directorate for Education and Human Resources
National Science Foundation Act of 1950
The National Science Foundation was established by Congress in 1950 "to
initiate and support basic scientific research and programs to strengthen
scientific research potential and science education programs at all levels in
the mathematical, physical, medical, biological, social, and other sciences
and to initiate and support research fundamental to the engineering process
and programs to strengthen engineering research potential and engineering
education programs at all levels. . . ."
Contents
First in the World in Mathematics and Science 3
Introduction: The Foundation's Commitment to Education 4
Teachers and Faculty 6
Classroom and Laboratory Tools 10
Applying Technology to Education 12
Learning How People Learn 14
Through the Year 2000 16
The Next Decade of Achievement 17
Leadership and Systemic Reform 18
Beyond the Classroom 20
Increasing Diversity 22
Encouraging Excellence 24
Monitoring Trends 26
Coordinating a Federal Strategy 28
For Further Information 30
Credits 32
The activities described in this report are a representative, but incomplete,
selection of educational projects supported by the National Science
Foundation, 1981«1991.
The National Science Foundation
Washington, DC
First in the World in Mathematics and Science
The national education goals adopted by President Bush and the nation's
governors present us with an extraordinary challenge: "By the year 2000, U.S.
students will be first in the world in science and mathematics achievement."
The effort to make the United States number one in math and science
achievement must reflect the diversity of our country and our democratic
approach to education. Everyone, not just a select few, must reap the
benefits of our efforts to provide a world-class education to our students.
There are many reasons for seeking to provide a world-class education. One
reason is that education is important for its own sake. But education for its
own sake is not as compelling an argument for government support as is the
fact that a world-class education system is essential if we are to improve our
standard of living and the quality of life on our planet.
Being number one means that school children, their parents, college students,
and the public at large appreciate that learning is often hard work and that
it requires effort and commitment and persistence.
Being number one means that we understand how to individualize instruction to
accommodate different skill levels and the needs of a diverse population.
Having a world-class education system means that we view the educational
process not as something isolated from the rest of life, but rather as a
central part of life.
We will know we are number one when it is widely accepted that our society
will never be better than our schools and when other countries look to us for
techniques to improve their own education systems. We will know we are number
one, not when the debate over how best to educate Americans subsides, but when
it becomes a concern of every citizen«those with children in school and those
without. Finally, we will know we have succeeded when people recognize that
their formal years in school are just the beginning of an educational process
that must last a lifetime.
The National Science Foundation's education and human resources programs are
committed to the achievement of these fundamental education goals.
Walter E. Massey
Director
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