MPI Mission Perception Inventory Answer Accreditation Standards on Institutional Mission With Results from the Mission Perception Inventory (MPI) Ellen

MPIMission Perception Inventory

Answer Accreditation Standards on Institutional MissionWith Results from the Mission Perception Inventory (MPI)

Ellen Boylan, Ph.D. ● Marywood University

The 2010 Assessment Institute ● Indianapolis ● Indiana ● October 24-26

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What’s in a mission?

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recognizes the diversity of its learners…mission documents clear

and articulate…leadership…integrity North Central Accreditation Association distinctive character… mission and purposes of the institution are accepted and widely understood…traditions…vision for the future… form the basis on which

expectations for student learning are developed New England

Association of Schools and Colleges…clearlydefine its essential values and character…formally approved statements of

purpose Western Association of Schools and Colleges...values…character…community service…diversity… clearly articulated written statements of key institutional goals

…research Middle States Commission on Higher Education…diversity is reflected in the student body…broader society…quality educational experience…empowers

Southern Association of Colleges & Schools

Accrediting bodies

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leaders of public and private institutions alike are

thinking about spirituality these days, as the

data suggest that's what their students are thinking about, too

(Inside Higher Ed, 2009).

There is strong connection between institutional

programs and student learning environment

(Pascarella, 2001). …institutions influence levels of engagement on

campus as a result of structural features, programs, policies,

and organizational culture (Kuh et al., 2005).

background

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AcademicExcellence Leadership

Community/Service

Professional Development

Spirituality/Ethical

Develop. Other

Develop intellectually

Prepare for leadership

Sense of community

Develop professionally Develop ethically

Respect & understanding

Develop Acedemically Critical Thinking

Sense of Community

Professional Growth Personal Growth

Research & Expertise

ScholarshipIndependent

Learning Public ServiceSpecialized Expertise

Personal Advisement Diversity

Rigorous & Engaging

Compassionate Service

Truth & Social Justice

Care and Respect

Develop Intellectually

Prepare for Leadership Lives of Service

Prepare for Prof. Careers

Develop Spirit & Heart

Values-Based Education

ScholarshipAnalysis &

ComunicationSense of

CommunityDiciplines & Professions

Morally Responsible

Freedom & Diversity

Educational Excellence

Responsibility as Leaders

Care & Dignity for Community

Career Development Ethical Presence

Historical Remembrance

Comitment to Teach & Learn Service to Society

Professional Competence

Make Connactions

AcademicExcellence Leadership Skills

Involvment in Community

Develop Whole Person

Cultural & Social Growth


Lifelong Learning CommitmentCompassion &

EmpathyDevelop

ProfessionallyPromote Ethics &

Spirituality Human Dignity

Sense of Community Truth & Justice

Diversity & Dignity

Intellectual InquiryResponsibility for

DecisionsCommitment to

ServiceCareer

Preparation Personal Growth Diversity


Community/Service



Develop. Other



Sense of community




Sense of Community






Rigorous & Engaging



Care and Respect









Morally Responsible

Freedom & Diversity








Make Connactions







EmpathyDevelop




Diversity & Dignity



ServiceCareer



Community/Service



Develop. Other



Sense of community




Sense of Community






Rigorous & Engaging



Care and Respect









Morally Responsible

Freedom & Diversity








Make Connactions







EmpathyDevelop




Diversity & Dignity



ServiceCareer



Community/Service



Develop. Other



Sense of community




Sense of Community






Rigorous & Engaging



Care and Respect









Morally Responsible

Freedom & Diversity








Make Connactions







EmpathyDevelop




Diversity & Dignity



ServiceCareer


scope of research

Purpose

Develop an instrument to measure

student perception of institutional

mission.

Test instrument reliability.

Uncover constructs (factors).

Observe constructs longitudinally.

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design

Select the National Survey of

Student Engagement (NSSE) as

the vehicle for inserting research

questions.

Assemble a NSSE consortium to

jointly engage in research to explore

student perception of mission.

Develop question items;

administer them to the consortium

as a NSSE attachment.

Test the questions: reliability, factor

analysis, and correlation analysis. Repeat annually.

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Mission

Perception

Inventory(MPI)

(~19 items)

SenseOf

Mission

Respect for

Diversity

Personal Developme

nt (MECIC)

or

Values Developme

nt (CCC)

Administer

Consortia

mission

questions

(20 items)

derivation of the MPI and subscales

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sense of mission (10 items =.892)

• The mission of this institution is widely understood by students.

• Social and personal development is an important part of the mission.

• Ethical and spiritual development of students is important.

• This institution offers opportunities for

volunteering and community service.

• This institution offers opportunities for developing

leadership skills.• There are opportunities for students to

strengthen their religious commitment.

• This institution’s religious heritage is evident.

• Professors here discuss the ethical implications of what is being studied.

• As a result of my experience here, I am more

aware of my own personal values.• The mission of this institution is reflected in

course offerings.

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respect for diversity (5 items = .914)

The faculty, staff, and students here…

• respect different religions

• respect different races and cultures ………………………………………………………………………………

• Students feel free to express individual spirituality.

• Different sexual orientations are accepted.

• The environment encourages appreciation of diversity.

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The NSSE instrument with attached Mission Perception Inventory (MPI) questions has been administered 184 times to more than 55,000 first-year and senior students at 123 unique institutions across the United States

…since 2004.

administration

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Consortia institutions & respondents by year

Respondents

Consortia Institutions First Year Senior

N N N

2004 15 2,000 1,827

2005 16 1,279 1,332

2006 24 2,684 2,854

2007 36 4,533 4,331

Catholic2008 35 4,520 5,063

*MECIC2008 19 6,805 6,970

Catholic2009 29 4,322 4,590

*MECIC2009 10 1,177 1,040

184** 27,320 28,007

*Independent Colleges **123 unique institutions

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Are the factors reliable?

2009 2009

CatholicCollege

Consortium

MECICIndependentConsortium

cronbach a cronbach a

Sense of Mission 0.895 0.892

Respect for Diversity 0.910 0.914

Personal Development n/a 0.837

Values Development 0.848 n/a

Mission Perception Inventory (MPI) 0.939 0.941

NSSE/Beliefs and Values Scale 0.816 0.830

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(MPI) Mission PerceptionInventory

Report

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Sample MPI page

NSSE 2008-2009 Benchmark Statistics by Consortia

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2008 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009

Level of Academic Challenge 55.0 56.2 54.7 52.7 58.7 59.9 58.0 56.5

Active & Collaborative Learning 45.4 45.7 44.1 45.2 54.3 54.1 52.1 53.5

Student-Faculty Interaction 37.1 37.5 37.4 38.4 45.4 46.8 45.7 42.9

Enriching Educational Experience 28.5 29.2 28.3 27.5 42.6 43.0 43.0 39.1

Supportive Campus Environment 64.6 65.9 64.1 64.6 62.3 63.2 62.4 61.5

First -Year Senior -YearCCC Mean MECIC Mean CCC Mean MECIC Mean

Catholic College Consortium and Mission Engagement Consortium for Independent Colleges 2008-2009

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participating institutions by region

Midwest31%

North43%

South17%

West9%

2008 = 2 consortia, 54 institutions

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“urbanicity” of participating institutions 2008

Rural15%

Suburban54%

Urban31%

Mission Perception Inventory questions

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References

Inside Higher Education (2009). Spiritual accountability. Retrieved from http://www.insidehighered.com/layout/set/pri...assessment/01/02/2007/News

Kuh, D. G., Kinzie, J., Schuh, J. H., and Whitt, E. J. (2005). Never let it rest: lessons about student success from high-performing colleges and universities. Change, 37(4), 44-51.

Pacarella, E. T. (2001). Identifying excellence in undergraduate education. Change, 33(3), 18-27.

Stevens, J. P. (1992). Applied multivariate statistics for the social sciences (2nd edition). Hillsdale, New Jersey: Erlbaum.

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http://www.insidehighered.com/layout/set/pri...assessment/01/02/2007/News

Walsh University

Bennington CollegeBerry CollegeBirmingham-Southern CollegeClark UniversityClarkson UniversityDaemen CollegeFaulkner UniversityFlorida Hosp College of Health SciManchester CollegeManhattanville CollegeMarlboro CollegeMonmouth UniversityMountain State UniversityNaropa UniversityPaul Smiths CollegeSpringfield CollegeStetson UniversityWebster University WorldwideYeshiva University

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Carlow University Pittsburgh PA Carroll College Helena MT Catholic Theological Union Chicago IL Chaminade University of Honolulu Honolulu HI Chatfield College Saint Martin OH Chestnut Hill College Philadelphia PA Christ the King Seminary East Aurora NY Christendom College Front Royal VA Christian Brothers University Memphis TN Clarke College Dubuque IA College of Mount Saint Joseph Cincinnati OH College of Mount Saint Vincent Riverdale NY College of New Rochelle New Rochelle NY College of Notre Dame of Maryland Baltimore MD College of Saint Benedict St. Joseph MN College of Saint Catherine St. Paul MN College of Saint Elizabeth Morristown NJ College of Saint Joseph in Vermont Rutland VT College of Saint Mary Omaha NE College of Saint Rose Albany NY College of Saint Scholastica Duluth MN College of Saint Thomas More Fort Worth TX College of Santa Fe Santa Fe NM College of the Holy Cross Worcester MA Creighton University Omaha NE De Paul University Chicago IL DeSales University Center Valley PA Divine Word College Epworth IA Dominican College Orangeburg NY Dominican House of Studies Washington DC Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology Berkeley CA Dominican University River Forest IL Dominican University of California San Rafael CA

Donnelly College Kansas City KS Duquesne University of the Holy Spirit Pittsburgh PA D'Youville College Buffalo NY Edgewood College Madison WI Elms College Chicopee MA Emmanuel College Boston MA Fairfield University Fairfield CT Felician College Lodi NJ Fontbonne University St. Louis MO Fordham University Bronx NY Franciscan School of Theology Berkeley CA Franciscan University of Steubenville Steubenville OH Gannon University Erie PA Georgetown University Washington DC Georgian Court University Lakewood NJ Gonzaga University Spokane WA Gwynedd-Mercy College Gwynedd Valley PA Hilbert College Hamburg NY Holy Apostles College & Seminary Cromwell CT Holy Cross College Notre Dame IN Holy Family University Philadelphia PA Holy Names University Oakland CA Immaculata University Immaculata PA Iona College New Rochelle NY Jesuit School of Theology Berkeley CA John Carroll University Cleveland OH John Paul the Great Catholic University San Diego CA King's College Wilkes-Barre PA La Roche College Pittsburgh PA

The United College of San Antonio San Antonio TX Thomas Aquinas College Santa Paula CA Thomas More College Crestview Hills KY Thomas More College of Liberal Arts Merrimack NH Trinity University Washington DC Trocaire College Buffalo NY University of Dallas Irving TX University of Dayton Dayton OH University of Detroit Mercy Detroit MI University of Great Falls Great Falls MT University of Mary Bismarck ND University of Notre Dame du Lac Notre Dame IN University of Portland Portland OR University of Sacramento Sacramento CA University of Saint Francis Joliet IL University of Saint Francis Fort Wayne IN University of Saint Mary Leavenworth KS University of Saint Mary of the Lake/ Mundelein Seminary Mundelein IL University of Saint Thomas St. Paul MN University of Saint Thomas Houston TX University of San Diego San Diego CA University of San Francisco San Francisco CA University of Scranton Scranton PA University of the Incarnate Word San Antonio TX Ursuline College Cleveland OH Villa Maria College of Buffalo Buffalo NY Villanova University Villanova PA Viterbo University La Crosse WI Walsh University North Canton OH Washington Theological Union Washington DC Weston Jesuit School of Theology Cambridge MA Wheeling Jesuit University Wheeling WV Wyoming Catholic College Lander WY Xavier University Cincinnati OH Xavier University of Louisiana New Orleans LA

Our Lady of Corpus Christi Our Lady of Holy Cross College Our Lady of the Lake College Our Lady of the Lake University Presentation College Providence College Queen of the Holy Rosary College Quincy University Regis College Regis University Rivier College Rockhurst University Rosemont College of the Holy Child Jesus Sacred Heart School of Theology Sacred Heart University Saint Ambrose University Saint Anselm College Saint Anthony College of Nursing Saint Bernard's School of Theology and Ministry Saint Bonaventure University Saint Catharine College Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary Saint Edward's University Saint Elizabeth College of Nursing Saint Elizabeth School of Nursing Saint Francis College Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing Saint Francis University Saint Gregory's University



Bennington College North

Berry College South

Birmingham-Southern College South

Clark University North

Clarkson University North

Daemen College North

Faulkner University South

Florida Hosp College of Health Sci South

Manchester College Midwest

Manhattanville College North

Marlboro College North

Monmouth University North

Mountain State University Midwest

Naropa University West

Paul Smiths College North

Springfield College North

Stetson University South

Webster University Worldwide South

Yeshiva University North

Discussion:

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Ellen Boylan, Ph.D.Director of Institutional Research and Assessment

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Office of Planning and Institutional Researchhttp://cwis.marywood.edu/instresearch/activity.stm

Marywood University

Answer Accreditation Standards on Institutional Missionwith Results from the Mission Perception Inventory (MPI

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MPIMission Perception Inventory

Answer Accreditation Standards on Institutional MissionWith Results from the Mission Perception Inventory (MPI)

Ellen Boylan, Ph.D. ● Marywood University

The 2010 Assessment Institute ● Indianapolis ● Indiana ● October 24-26

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