David E. Drew

Mr. Drew is a sociologist who applies quantitative and qualitative techniques, especially multivariate models, in studying the development of individual potential and the growth of organizations, especially educational organizations.  He is particularly interested in how management, evaluation, and education can improve both the productivity and the self-actualization of knowledge workers.

He has published extensively about a) the improvement of mathematics and science instruction at all levels of education, b) the development and evaluation of effective undergraduate programs, and c) building strong university research programs.  He also has conducted research about  the impact of technology,  public health issues, and management and evaluation in the corporate and nonprofit worlds.

His current projects include the following:

• He is principal investigator for a National Science Foundation Noyce grant, which provides fellowship support for graduate students who will become mathematics and science teachers.

• He has just completed a book about the founding of Nevada State College, an institution for which he was the lead academic planner.

• He has been working with a number of colleges and universities in the Houston area which have succeeded in closing the achievement gap between students of color and their White counterparts in mathematics, science, and technology, as well as with a similar consortium in Louisiana. 

• In addition to his scholarly publications, he frequently publishes articles in the popular press about education and society.

   

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Education

Harvard University

          Degree:  Ph.D., Education

          Subfield:  Sociology of Education

Harvard University

          Degree:  M.A., Social Relations

          Subfields:  Social and Clinical Psychology

Syracuse University

          Degree:  B.A., Sociology

Experience

        Claremont Graduate University

                  Joseph B. Platt Chair (1999-present)

                  (Principal appointment in Education; appointments also in Executive Management, Psychology, and Mathematical Sciences.)

                   Kozmetsky Fellow, 2003-2004

                   Dean, School of Educational Studies (1993-2002 and Fall, 1990)

                   Chair, Graduate School Faculty Executive Committee (1988-1990)

                   Professor of Education (1984-present)

                   Associate Professor of Education (1978-1984)

Chairman of the Board of the Western Science Education Consortium (2005-2007) 

        University of California at Los Angeles (Part-time)

                   Visiting Professor, Higher Education Program (1992)

          Consultant/Senior Research Sociologist,

          Higher Education Research Institute (1980-1992)

                    Visiting Professor, Sociology Department (1986-1990)

         Pre-CGU Appointments

                   The Rand Corporation

                             Senior Researcher

                             Information Sciences Department

                   National Academy of Sciences/National Research Council

                             Director, Science Development Evaluation Study

                             National Board on Graduate Education

                   American Council on Education, Office of Research

                             1.  Research Associate

                             2.  Associate Director for Information Systems

                   Harvard Graduate School of Education

                             Associate in Education

                   Harvard University Computing Center

                             1.  Software engineer

                             2.  Head software engineer

                             3.  Staff Analyst

Publications and Presentations

My publications include 8 books (6 published plus 2 completed manuscripts), more than 40 technical reports and monographs, and numerous articles and reviews.

The research reported in these publications has been funded by both government agencies (e.g. National Science Foundation, U.S. Public Health Service, The White House) and private agencies (e.g. Mellon Foundation, Thille Foundation, Kluge Foundation, and The American Jewish Committee).

Books:

1.  Aptitude Revisited:  Rethinking Math and Science Education for America’s Next Century.  Baltimore, MD:  Johns Hopkins University Press, (1996).

2.  Strengthening Academic Science.  New York:  Praeger, 1985, 283 pages.

3.  Computer Aptitude, Interest and Literacy Profile, a psychometric instrument published by Pro‑Ed (Austin, TX), 1984.  A book-length manual accompanies this test.  (co-author).

4.  Competency, Careers and College, San Francisco:  Jossey-Bass, 1978, (editor).

5.  Increasing Student Development Options in College.  San Francisco:  Jossey-Bass, 1978, (editor).

6.  Science Development:  An Evaluation Study.  Washington, D.C.:  National Academy of Sciences, 1975, 182 pages.

1.  "Systemic Reform in Science, Math, and Technology Education:  What Works and Why," International Conference on Education, Honolulu, HI, January, 2005.

2.  "Five-Year Results from the NSF Houston-Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation," (co-author).  International Conference on Mathematics and Statistics, Honolulu, HI, January, 2005.

3.  "Opening the Doors to Mathematics and Science Education:  Programs that Work," Claremont Conference on Race and Higher Education, February 2005.

4.  "Academic’s Glass Ceiling:  IHEs Must Work Harder to Reverse Prejudiced Beliefs About the Male/Female Achievement Gap."  University Business, March, 2005.

5.  "Bank on What College Delivers, Not on What 'Apprentice' Presents,"  distributed on the Knight Rider network and appeared in about a dozen newspapers, including the Providence Journal, the Detroit Free Press and the Las Vegas Review Journal, March 24, 2005

6.  The Effects of Elementary School Achievement on High Stakes Test Performance in High School, Technical Report prepared for the Los Angeles Unified School District, April, 2005 (co-author).

7. "Governor’s Mentoring Machinery," Sacramento Bee, June 12, 2005.

8.  Evaluation Team Site Visit Report.  Houston Alliance for Minority Participation, 2005, (co-author).

9.  "Getting Grounded in the Post Hometown World," Christian Science Monitor, August 5, 2005 (reprinted in a number of newspapers, including publications in Taiwan and the Vatican).

10. "Effecting Systemic Change in the University," (co-author).  Symposium, Mathematical Association of America "Mathfest," Albuquerque, NM, August, 2005.

11. Gambling on Ignorance:  What the Battle Over a New College Revealed About the Future of Las Vegas, and About the Value of a College Education, manuscript completed, (forthcoming).

12. "Three Flaws in the Education System and How to Fix Them," The Claremont Letter, October, 2005

13. "Social Networks of People with Aphasia:  Do SLP’s Measure Them? " American Speech, Language and Hearing Association national conference, San Diego, November, 2005, (co-author).

14. "What They Didn’t Teach You in Graduate School I:  Completing Graduate School and Securing Your First Job," Inside Higher Education, November 30, 2005, (co-author).

15. "Building Strong Colleges and Effective University Research Programs:  Lessons from the US Experience," Keynote Speech, International Conference on Education, Singapore, December, 2005.

16. "What They Didn’t Teach You in Graduate School II:  Teaching, Service, Research, and Grantsmanship," Inside Higher Education, December 8, 2005, (senior author).

17. "What They Didn’t Teach You in Graduate School III:  Tenure, Rank, and Working with Department Chairs," December 28, 2005, (co-author).

18. "What They Didn’t Teach You in Graduate School IV:  Life as an Academic," January 13, 2006, (senior author).

19. What They Didn’t Teach You in Graduate School, manuscript completed, forthcoming, (co-author).

20. "Effective Leadership for Urban Universities," Jackson State University, Jackson, Mississippi, January, 2006.

21. "Too Many Options Dilute Shared Experience," Christian Science Monitor, March 06, 2006.

22. "ScienceMaps:  An Online Resource Portal for Standards-Based Science Instruction Using Geographic Information System Technolgy", in Emerging Spatial Information Systems and Applications, in press (co-author).

23. "Access and Achievement in Mathematics and Science Education," in Perkins, L. (ed.), Race and American Higher Education, forthcoming.

Current Funding

1. Principal Investigator on a grant from the National Science Foundation-- The Robert Noyce Collaborative:  Recruiting Academically Distinguished and Diverse Mathematics and Science Teachers for Poor Urban Schools.  ($460,651)

2. Evaluator for:

     a) National Science Foundation STEP grant to the Claremont Joint Science Center to increase the number of science graduates at the Claremont Colleges.

     b) The Louisiana Alliance for Minority Participation grant from the National Science Foundation to increase the number of students of color who receive Bachelor’s degrees in mathematics and science.

c) The Houston Alliance for Minority Participation grant from the National Science Foundation to increase the number of students of color who receive Bachelor’s degrees in mathematics and science.

Professional Activities, Panel Memberships, Awards (since 1995)

Kozmetsky Fellow in Transdisciplinary Studies, 2003-2004

Editorial Advisory Board, Higher Education Abstracts, 1994-present.

External review panel, Houston Alliance for Minority Participation, 2001-present.

External review panel, Louisiana Alliance for Minority Participation, 1996-present.

Advisory Committee on Research and Development, The College Board, 1996-1999. 
Subcommittee on Near Term Issues in Access and Admissions, 1999.

Citation of Special Recognition for Distinguished Service, Claremont Graduate School Alumni Association, 1995.

Advisory committee for the project on research competitiveness (EPSCoR) of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1993-1996.

Advisory committee for the Hughes Corporation K-12 education program Annenberg Public Broadcasting project, 1995.

Advisory panel for a project "The Role and Effects of College Employer Partnerships on Science Education in Two-Year Colleges" conducted under NSF funding by the National Center for the Development of Education, 1995.

Advising/Consulting Clients (since 1995)

Government Agencies:

          City of Henderson, Nevada

          Jet Propulsion Laboratory

          Los Angeles Police Department

          Louisiana Board of Regents

          National Aeronomics and Space Administration (NASA)

          National Science Foundation

Academic Institutions:

          California Institute of Technology

          California Lutheran University

          California State University, Fullerton

          Houston Alliance for Minority Participation

          Loma Linda University School of Nursing

          Nevada State College Foundation

          Southern University

School District:

     Los Angeles Unified/Project LEARN

Law Firms, Expert Witness Assignments:

     Norman Ty Hilbrecht, Las Vegas, NV

     Los Angeles Police Command Officers Association

Corporations and Nonprofit Organizations:

     The College Board, President’s Office

     Huntington Library and Museum

     Lost Arrow Corporation

     Patagonia Clothes

     Steven Myers and Associates, Inc.