Purpose-Driven Partnerships That Transform People and Places: Cal State LA's Anchor Mission

Autor/inn/en	Gomez, Jose A.; Sonenshein, Raphael J.; Espinoza, Zuhey; Fuhrmann, Henry
Titel	Purpose-Driven Partnerships That Transform People and Places: Cal State LA's Anchor Mission
Quelle	In: Metropolitan Universities, 30 (2019) 1, S.75-97 (23 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1047-8485
Schlagwörter	Institutional Mission; Partnerships in Education; Social Mobility; Social Differences; Best Practices; Educational Principles; Instructional Leadership; Strategic Planning; Advisory Committees; Trust (Psychology); Urban Universities; Measurement; School Community Relationship; Report Cards; College Graduates; Success; Social Change; Holistic Approach; Outcomes of Education; California (Los Angeles) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulpartnerschaft; Soziale Mobilität; Sozialer Unterschied; Bildungsprinzip; Instruction; Leadership; Bildung; Erziehung; Führung; Strategy; Planning; Strategie; Planung; Beratungsstelle; Messverfahren; Berichtszeugnis; Hochschulabsolvent; Hochschulabsolventin; Erfolg; Sozialer Wandel; Holistischer Ansatz; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg
Abstract	California State University, Los Angeles (Cal State LA) has committed to becoming Los Angeles' premier educational anchor institution, forging meaningful partnerships that contribute to the overall well-being of the region. Cal State LA ranks number one in the nation for the upward mobility of its students (Chetty, Friedman, Saez, Turner, & Yagan, 2017). The Democracy Collaborative (TDC) developed the Anchor Dashboard Learning Cohort to create a critical mass of colleges and universities committed to addressing economic, educational, and health disparities through engaged anchor mission strategies (Sladek, 2017). TDC identified five Thematic Anchor Dashboard Success Indicators as elements for establishing an engaged anchor mission mindset and structure. The Cal State LA example illustrates the importance of the themes and offers support for establishing field-wide best practices based on the principles outlined by TDC (Dubb, McKinley, & Howard, 2013; Sladek, 2017). The university's experience suggests that successful implementation of its engaged anchor mission strategy will benefit from a comprehensive approach. The course and manner of its strategy consists of the five TDC indicators: (1) leadership support at the university's highest level; (2) incorporation of the anchor mission into the institution's strategic plan, and universitywide identity or brand-building initiatives; (3) establishment of anchor mission committees and structures to coordinate work; (4) promotion and advancement of place-based cohesive narratives and expectations to embed an institutional anchor mission culture and build trust; and (5) development and support for anchor mission coordinating and support catalysts to manage anchor projects. These require two additional elements, added to the list: (6) implementing data collection protocols, including the measurement of local community student success after graduation using Mobility Report Cards (Chetty et al., 2017); and (7) continuous and faithful relationship building with external partners. Urban and metropolitan public comprehensive universities, such as Cal State LA and many of CUMU's member institutions have gained the experience and resources to serve and help transform struggling communities. CUMU and TDC's Higher Education Anchor Mission Initiative collaboration can provide a coordinated structure for supporting institutions that have committed to an anchor mission strategy and for developing best practices and guidance to those considering an anchor mission. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01