Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP) Program: Evaluation Activities

American Association For The Advancement Of Science, Washington DC

Investigators

Abstract

The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Directorate for Education and Human resources proposes to develop program evaluation models and tools that will be used to collectively and individually assess the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP) Program. Under the AGEP Program, NSF supports a portfolio of projects that serve as effective models for addressing issues related to increasing the number of minority students pursuing advanced degrees; obtaining doctoral degrees; and entering the professoriate in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (SMET) disciplines. Products will include the AGEP Evaluation Framework; evaluation models; and evaluation tools and protocols. Dissemination of evaluation information and materials will be done in print and web site format. In addition, AAAS will host 3 AGEP evaluation workshops to help Alliance members understand how to use the AGEP Evaluation Framework, models, and tools.