Lisa's+Session-Work+Group+2-Kuh+et+al.

__ Work group #2-Kuh et al.: __ What matters to student success: A review of the literature **IUPUI members: Gao Ling, Michele, Jessica ** Each group member will post responses to the following questions on your group's work page. Please respond to the following: · What are the authors proposing? (Michele): To expound a bit on GaoLing's comment: The authors analysis of the literature review lead them to seven propositions about student success. They then provided 2 - 4 recommendations for action per proposition. (Jessica): There are 7 propositions in a report commissioned for the National Symposium on Postsecondary Student Success. The authors then offer recommendations for action to address the propositions, and also list some areas for future research.
 * //(GaoLing): Institutions should implement more interventions that facilitate student success in college. //**

(//GaoLing):// //**I agree with the authors’ propositions and recommendations with regard to how to improve student success in college. The seven propositions cover thoroughly the elements which may affect student success in college, such as academic preparation in elementary and secondary school, college cost affordability, etc.** // (Michele): I too agree with the proposition's and recommendations the authors make. Some of them are recommendations many higher education professionals have made for years. (Jessica): While I do agree with the propositions, there are others things that could easily be included in the list. I know that this is just an executive summary, but just reading the propositions makes me think that some ideas are "big and lofty." HOW can we work to accomplish these things? I need more specifics, not just good ideas.
 * Tell us why you agree or disagree with their approaches, recommendations, theories, and/or models?

· Please describe how you would improve or add to the proposed project. (Michele): Again, I agree with GaoLing here. I also have some concern with the implementation of the proposal. The recommendations are great but how do we achieve them? For example, how do we implement change in the K-12 system when as an educational system higher ed cannot agree on what our educational performance standards or our curricula should be? I would like to see further research on what needs to be done within higher education to establish common standards and curricula across the nation. (Jessica): Yes, I agree with Michele. Big ideas...but //how// (specifically) are these accomplished? It's also important to keep in mind that while most all of these implications are true for most institutions, each individual institutions has its own concerns.
 * //(GaoLing): I would add statistics in the introduction to prove why some US populations continue to be underrepresented in institutions. //**

· Post comments/feedback on one of your group members post.

Please post all responses on your work group page //no later// than __12:00 pm on Tuesday, March 24__.