Strategy Precedes Operational Effectiveness
Aligning High Graduation Rankings With Competitive Graduation Grade Point Averages
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11258486 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Maurice Apprey (0000-0002-1667-382X, University of Virginia, corresponding author), Kimberley C Bassett, Patrice Preston-Grimes, Patrice Preston–Grimes (University of Virginia), Dion W Lewis (University of Virginia), Beverly Wood (University of Virginia) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 89 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 305-317 |
| Publication date | 2014-05-27 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Peabody Journal of Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0161-956X • E-ISSN: 1532-7930 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/0161956x.2014.913444 |
| OpenAlex | W2019032261 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 2 |
Two pivotal and interconnected claims are addressed in this article. First, strategy precedes program effectiveness. Second, graduation rates and rankings are insufficient in any account of academic progress for African American students. In this article, graduation is regarded as the floor and not the ceiling, as it were. The ideal situation in the promotion of strategy is the alignment of high graduation rates or rankings with high graduation cumulative grade point averages. This strategic alignment is precisely what needs to be formulated in the first instance before making judgments about program development and/or operational effectiveness. The work of the Office of African American Affairs of the University of Virginia provides the context for observing trends in academic performance that illustrate the optimal alignment between high graduation rankings and correspondingly high grade point averages
Context (archaeology · Geography · Graduation (instrument · Mathematics education · Political science · Politics · Promotion (chess · Higher Education Research Studies · Law · Mathematics · Psychology · School Choice and Performance
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,08 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2014 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |