Defining Excellence: Lessons from the 2013 Aspen Prize Finalists

Institution	Aspen Institute
Titel	Defining Excellence: Lessons from the 2013 Aspen Prize Finalists
Quelle	(2013), (20 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Academic Achievement; Community Colleges; Best Practices; Recognition (Achievement); Awards; Achievement Gains; Success; Institutional Characteristics; Performance Factors; Educational Innovation; Professional Development; Partnerships in Education; Transfer Policy; Articulation (Education); Academic Support Services; Outreach Programs; Learning Strategies; Effective Schools Research + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulleistung; Community college; Community College; Soziale Anerkennung; Award; Auszeichnung; Achievement gain; Leistungssteigerung; Erfolg; Leistungsindikator; Instructional innovation; Bildungsinnovation; Hochschulpartnerschaft; Articulation; Artikulation (Ling); Artikulation; Aussprache; Jobcoaching; Learning methode; Learning techniques; Lernmethode; Lernstrategie; Schulforschung
Abstract	In many respects, one couldn't find a group of 10 schools more diverse than the finalists for the 2013 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence. One community college serves 1,500 students, another 56,000. There are institutions devoted primarily--even solely--to technical degrees, and ones devoted mainly to preparing students for further academic study. Although the Aspen Prize finalist colleges are different in many respects, they have one thing in common: They achieve impressive outcomes for their students in the four areas that comprise the Aspen Prize's definition of excellence: (1) Completion; (2) Learning; (3) Labor market outcomes; and (4) Equity. These colleges did not achieve better student outcomes because they enrolled students who were easier to reach or better prepared than others--some finalist schools, in fact, serve students far needier and regions far poorer than the national average. It was not solely because they chose the "right" textbooks, or remedial education reforms, or online learning platforms. Of course those things matter. But even when colleges choose their approaches wisely, excellence requires more: leaders who build an environment where every professor and staff member is willing to accept tough realities and is committed to improving student success, and where every administrator makes sure they have the tools to do so. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10