Mission & Vision
Mission
The School of Education at Drexel University
seeks to enrich knowledge and practice related to lifespan learning,
based on the most current and appropriate research and practice. Our
goal is to improve human understanding through programs and activities
that emphasize creative uses of human effort, technology, and problem
solving.
Vision
The School of Education’s Vision is
to be identified:
- as a national center and the Drexel locus of practical knowledge
related to excellence in teaching and learning throughout the lifespan
and across experiential contexts.
- as a willing and able partner in the development and delivery of
high quality instruction in a variety of modalities (e.g. F2F, Mediated,
Synchronous, Asynchronous,…)
- as a willing and able partner in collaborating with other Drexel
University colleges and schools, as well as other educational organizations
to provide unique combinations of knowledge and practice in order to
address developing educational challenges.
- as a provider of elementary and secondary teaching professionals
with exceptional knowledge and teaching skills in math, the sciences,
and technology.
- as the premier provider of entry and mid-level higher education professionals
with formal preparation in an area of practice.
- as a unique source of informal education practitioners practicing
online, in cultural organizations, and individually.
- as a strategic provider of adult learning professionals practicing
in business, the military, and government.
- as producing Ph.D. graduates of the highest caliber who demonstrate
effective leadership in the improvement of education/training.
- as a willing and able center for research related to educational
improvement, especially in the areas of learning technologies.
- as a community partner in advancing the quality of education available
in the City of Philadelphia’s schools and in similar relationships
regionally, nationally, and internationally.
- as a source of knowledge and services related to “informal
learning” strategies for acquiring academic knowledge, personal
and professional development, and recreational learning.
- as sharing a common aspiration to improve the human condition through
caring and creative relationships.
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