CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK - University of Rhode Island 概念框架-罗德岛大学.docVIP

Conceptual Framework School of Education University of Rhode Island Original 2003 Updated 2005 Updated 2007 Table of Contents Page Initial Programs Conceptual Framework 3 Advanced Programs Conceptual Framework 6 Table 1: Advanced Program Themes, Sample Assessments, Rationale, and Form of Assessment 8 The Unit Assessment System 12 Table 1: Program Assessments 14 Figure 1 Unit Assessment: University of Rhode Island 17 The University of Rhode Island Benchmark Assessment Plan 18 Bibliography 19  INITIAL PROGRAMS CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK Mission of the Institution and of the Unit The University of Rhode Island is the State’s public learner-centered research university. We are a community joined in a common quest for knowledge. The University is committed to enriching the lives of its students through its land, sea, and urban grant traditions. URI is the only public institution in Rhode Island offering undergraduate, graduate, and professional students the distinctive educational opportunities of a major research university. Our undergraduate, graduate, and professional education, research, and outreach serve Rhode Island and beyond. Students, faculty, staff, and alumni are united in one common purpose: to learn and lead together. Embracing Rhode Island’s heritage of independent thought, we value: Creativity and Scholarship Diversity, Fairness, and Respect Engaged Learning and Civic Involvement Intellectual and Ethical Leadership As stated in The School of Education Mission Statement, the unit seeks to integrate the strengths of the university with those of our partners in communities, the private sector, public agencies and the policy community to promote, together, the highest levels of learning and achievement for all students and the positive development and well-being of children, youth, adult learners, and families. Philosophy, Purposes, and Professional Commitments and Dispositions Our approach is shaped by our fundamental commitment to dive