Nine Principles of a College Culture

Due Monday

As a professor at the University of California at Los Angeles, Patricia McDonough has worked with middle schools, high schools, and school counselors to conduct research about college access and college choice. McDonough (2006) developed nine principles of a college culture.

Choose one of the 38 profiles (this may be the same school you selected in Week 5 or a different one) in Creating College Readiness: Profiles of 38 Schools That Know How (EPIC, 2009) and identify what school leaders have done to build a college culture. After reading What Is a College Culture? (McClafferty, McDonough, & Nunez, 2002), use McDonough’s nine principles to explain your evaluation.

Support your statements with evidence from the required studies and your research. Cite and reference your sources in APA style.

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References

Educational Policy Improvement Center (EPIC). (2009). Creating college readiness: Profiles of 38 schools that know how. Retrieved from http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED537875.pdf

McClafferty, K. A., McDonough, P. M., & Núñez, A. (2002). What is a college culture? Facilitating college preparation through organizational change. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA. Retrieved from http://www.bridgingworlds.org/P-20/McClafferty.pdf

McDonough, P. M. (2006). Building a college culture: Needs, goals, principles, and a case study. Los Angeles, CA: University of California, Los Angeles, Graduate School of Education and Information Studies.