MAEOPP Center 2015 Best Education Practices Directory
Copyright ©2015 by Mid-America Association of Educational Opportunity Program Personnel (MAEOPP) and the University of Minnesota by its College of Education and Human Development, Department of Postsecondary Teaching and Learning, Minneapolis, MN.
MAEOPP is pleased to release the 2015 directory of peer-reviewed education practices approved by the MAEOPP Center for Best Education Practices. Each practice has undergone a rigorous external review process. This directory contains those approved at the promising and validated levels. Readers can use this publication as a guide for implementing the evidence-based education strategies contained within it. Detailed information about the education practice purposes, educational theories that guide the practice, curriculum outlines, resources needed for implementation, evaluation process, and contact information are provided by the submitters of the practice who have practical experience implementing it. Consider using them with current programs and in grant submissions that require evidence-based practices to improve student success.
The thirteen practices approved thus far by the MAEOPP Center represent each of the five major TRIO grant programs: Educational Talent Search, Upward Bound, Educational Opportunity Centers, Student Support Services, and Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Programs. One practice is from a GEAR UP program. For readers unfamiliar with TRIO programs, a short history is provided. While the education practices come from TRIO and GEAR UP programs, they could be adapted for use with nearly any student academic support and student development program. These programs are incubators of best practices to serve the needs of historically underrepresented students and the general student population as well.