Student Success, Research Preeminence, and Unintended Consequences at Public Metropolitan Research Universities

This article extends a line of research on intentional change at public metropolitan research universities that aims to improve undergraduate student success (as measured by graduation and retention rates) while improving access (as measured by Pell and minority rates). Some of the issues that have...

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Published in:Innovative higher education 2020-02, Vol.45 (1), p.35-49
Main Author: Robertson, Douglas L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic Achievement
Access to Education
College students
Colleges & universities
Education
Educational Change
Graduation Rate
Higher Education
Organizational behavior
Public Colleges
Reputation
Research Universities
School Holding Power
Student retention
Success
Undergraduate Students
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Summary:This article extends a line of research on intentional change at public metropolitan research universities that aims to improve undergraduate student success (as measured by graduation and retention rates) while improving access (as measured by Pell and minority rates). Some of the issues that have emerged from this line of research involve the dynamics of various competing goals, such as (a) student success and student access and (b) student success with access and research preeminence. This article uses performance data to examine the challenges of improving success with access and research preeminence, simultaneously, at public metropolitan research universities. A case study offers an illustration of the challenges and clarifies the unintended consequences.
ISSN:0742-5627
1573-1758
DOI:10.1007/s10755-019-09481-x