- Collection:
- Atlanta University and Clark Atlanta University Theses and Dissertations
- Title:
- Principles and Practices Fostering Inclusive Excellence: Lessons from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute's Capstone Institutions
- Creator:
- DiBartolo, Patricia Marten
Gregg-Jolly, Leslie
Gross, Deborah
Manduca, Cathryn A.
Iverson, Ellen
Cooke, David B.
Davis, Gregory K.
Davidson, Cameron
Hertz, Paul E.
Hibbard, Lisa
Ireland, Shubha K.
Mader, Catherine
Pai, Aditi
Siwicki, Kathleen
Swartz, Jim E. - Date of Original:
- 2016-09-01
- Subject:
- Morehouse College (Atlanta, Ga.)--Faculty
African American scholars
African Americans--Education (Higher)--Georgia - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Best-practices pedagogy in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) aims for inclusive excellence that fosters student persistence. This paper describes principles of inclusivity across 11 primarily undergraduate institutions designated as Capstone Awardees in Howard Hughes Medical Institutes (HHMI) 2012 competition. The Capstones represent a range of institutional missions, student profiles, and geographical locations. Each successfully directed activities toward persistence of STEM students, especially those from traditionally underrepresented groups, through a set of common elements: mentoring programs to build community; research experiences to strengthen scientific skill/ identity; attention to quantitative skills; and outreach/bridge programs to broaden the student pool. This paper grounds these program elements in learning theory, emphasizing their essential principles with examples of how they were implemented within institutional contexts. We also describe common assessment approaches that in many cases informed programming and created traction for stakeholder buy-in. The lessons learned from our shared experiences in pursuit of inclusive excellence, including the resources housed on our companion website, can inform others efforts to increase access to and persistence in STEM in higher education. KEYWORDS: Biology
Department: Department of Biology, Department of Chemistry, Department of Geology, Department of Physics - Metadata URL:
- http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/mc.ir.fac.pub:2016_cooke_david_b
- Original Collection:
- CBE Life Sci Educ September 1, 2016 15:ar44
- Holding Institution:
- Morehouse College (Atlanta, Ga.)
- Rights:
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