[BOOK][B] Assessing general education programs.

MJ Allen - 2006 - ERIC
MJ Allen
2006ERIC
General education is the core of the undergraduate experience. It provides a lasting
foundation for students' future academic, civil, cultural, economic, and social lives.
Additionally, as part of most general education curricula, general education as well as first-
year experience programs are becoming virtually universal in colleges and universities; first-
year seminars often are integrated into general education programs to promote student
retention, engagement, and success. The assessment of these institution-wide efforts is …
General education is the core of the undergraduate experience. It provides a lasting foundation for students' future academic, civil, cultural, economic, and social lives. Additionally, as part of most general education curricula, general education as well as first-year experience programs are becoming virtually universal in colleges and universities; first-year seminars often are integrated into general education programs to promote student retention, engagement, and success. The assessment of these institution-wide efforts is particularly challenging, but many campuses have made substantial progress from which students can learn. In this book, the author draws on her experience with over sixty colleges, universities, and college systems to: (1) Establish a broad context for general education and first-year experience programs and assessment, and summarize relevant ideas from professional organizations; (2) Advise how to develop mission, goal, and outcome statements; (3) Explain how
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