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		Closely related to academic publishing is the practice of bringing a number of intellectuals in a field to give talks on a paper they have written, often allowing for a wider audience to be exposed to their ideas.
		Academic societies served both as a forum to present and publish academic work, the role now served by academic publishing, and as a means to sponsor research and support academics, a role they still serve.
		The idea of an academic "job market" based on the balance of supply and demand in an open competitive arena is a fiction whose effect is to persuade the candidate that she simply lost out because of bad luck or lack of talent.
	www.artilifes.com /academic.htm (4065 words)

	Program Details for A Dialogue on Rigor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Let’s face it; rigor is a concept that applies to all educators in much the same way as integrity applies to political leaders: we say we value it, we aspire to achieve it and (whether or not we really ever do achieve it) the public demands that we strive for it.
		Rather, rigor is a highly personalized element of the teaching/learning partnership in which the teacher lights a fire of academic ambition and personal responsibility in the learner and shares with the learner a mutual accountability for stoking that fire with high expectations, achievement and continuous growth.
		Rigor is not raised by boosting the average IQ of a classroom of students; it is raised by boosting mutual (teacher and learner) accountability for elevating the expectation, performance and capacity of each student.
	www.sdpb.org /Archives/ProgramDetail_learning.asp?ProgID=2970 (848 words)

	Academic Rigor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Academically rigorous content leads students to: 1) acquire knowledge, 2) see the importance of knowledge in their lives, 3) and apply knowledge to develop higher order thinking skills.
		Project-based learning integrates academic content with complex, real-world issues that are relevant to students and the lives of others in their community.
		The rigorous academic knowledge, practical skills, and personal maturity students gain prepares them to craft a thoughtful plan for their transition from high school and to achieve their long-term goals.
	www.k12.hi.us /~khshome/academics/rigor (296 words)

	Bridging the Gap: Academic Preparation and Postsecondary Success of First-Generation Students
		The rigor of students' high school curriculum was also related to the number of remedial courses they took during their first year of postsecondary education.
		Likewise, the more rigorous the students' high school curriculum, the higher their likelihood of staying on the persistence track to a bachelor's degree: 87 percent of students who took rigorous academic coursework in high school stayed on the persistence track, compared with 62 percent of students who did not take such coursework.
		Students who took rigorous coursework in high school accounted for more than 80 percent of those students who either stayed on the persistence track to a bachelor's degree or were retained at their initial institution.
	nces.ed.gov /programs/quarterly/vol_3/3_3/q4-2.asp (2872 words)

	Virtual School House/Project Based Learning/Academic Rigor
		Academically rigorous projects are framed around a core of academic learning.
		Academically rigorous projects create a dynamic purpose for learning by tying core content to real-world applications and problem solving situations.
		An important aspect of an academically rigorous project is ensuring that learning tasks are structured to support academic goals.
	virtualschoolhouse.visionlink.org /pbl_rigor.htm (328 words)

	CSU, Chico Academic Advising Programs
		Academic rigor means the consistent expectation of excellence and the aspiration to significant achievement.
		Rigorous students are part of the equation of rigorous teaching and learning.
		A rigorous education is vigorous, difficult, deeply satisfying work, and it requires a lifestyle conducive to achieving excellence.
	em.csuchico.edu /aap/Undergrad/help/ARigor.asp (656 words)

	Academically or Intellectually Gifted (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Academic rigor is an essential characteristic of effective curriculum, instruction and assessment.
		Rigorous academic environments represent true communities of learning, encouraging both students and teachers to be risk-takers engaged in experimental, investigative and open-ended learning processes.
		In these rigorous learning environments, students accept greater responsibility for developing and applying a deep understanding of significant concepts, generalizations, essential questions and skills and procedures to problem finding and problem solving for which there are no predetermined limits.
	www.dpi.state.nc.us /ec/exceptionality/gifted/nonnegotiables (877 words)

	PSEA Interactive --- Dr. Zwerling's response to PDE on PSSA
		This adjustment was characterized as an “increase in academic rigor.”
		Academic rigor is enhancing the academic standards at each grade level.
		Academic rigor is adopting expectations that all students should perform at the proficient or advanced level.
	www.psea.org /article.cfm?SID=145 (3042 words)

	NPS - School Governance (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Most references to rigor are included in discussions of higher academic standards, be they ones that increase graduation requirements to include higher levels of mathematics and science or ones that increase the complexity of thinking, reasoning and problem solving in which students are to engage to understand and apply what they have learned.
		The outcomes of academic rigor should be increased depth of knowledge and understanding.
		Viewing academic rigor from the standpoint of six goals provides a framework to examine student behaviors, as well as the teacher behaviors that produce such behaviors.
	www.nps.k12.va.us /sgov/reform3.htm (507 words)

	WilsonWeb: Full Record (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		These concerns assume a threat to academic integrity posed by students' remoteness from instructors and their opportunity to turn in work that is not their own.
		Two related issues fall under the labels "academic rigor" and "academic integrity." The first, "academic rigor," refers to the concern that instructors have applied comparable standards in assigning grades to their online or traditional students.
		One is that academic rigor and academic integrity, as shown by grades, can be established in every particular case.
	www.nr.usu.edu /~bbanner/stdDRR_JEH.html (2397 words)

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		A rigorous core academic curriculum built on high standards is key to increasing expectations for all students.
		Given the lack of highly qualified teachers in many core academic fields and the limited experiences of others teaching advanced courses, states, districts and schools need to implement teacher preparation and in-service professional development strategies that are aimed squarely at this challenge.
		The choice is not between rigor and innovation, or avoiding rigor altogether but—a better option—creating multiple pathways that correspond to differences in student interests, aspirations, and talents to meet the common goal of proficiency needed to advance in the worlds of education and employment.
	www.ed.gov /about/offices/list/ovae/pi/hs/04summit/highex.doc (2210 words)

	University of Virginia: VP Student Affairs 2020
		Seen in this light, "academic rigor" comes to mean a thorough grounding in the abstract which leads to the concrete, the theoretical which leads to the practical, the intellectual in concert with the energetic.
		Academic advising is, unfortunately, commonly cited by frustrated students as a process in need of improvement.
		Communication and Academic Advising: Communication regarding each of the four areas in the commission reports (unless one majors in that area) does not seem to be coordinated, nor does it seem be directed at a variety of audiences.
	www.virginia.edu /vpsa/2020.html (14100 words)

	Deans scrutinize academic rigor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The academic rigor committee will look at how much time is spent on courses and whether faculty expectations are too high or too low.
		The Academic Rigor Committee was constructed by those that were most critical of the Strategic Plan, Esteban said.
		The results of the committee will celebrate the areas that value academic rigor and high performance and take steps to improve the areas that are not as good, Esteban said.
	orion.csuchico.edu /Pages/vol39issue03/n.deans.html (720 words)

	Viewpoint -- Academic Rigor, Catholic Identity Go Hand in Hand
		Put simply, Georgetown’s academic rigor and its Catholic and Jesuit identity are mutually sustaining forces in our mission to guide students to be thoughtful, active citizens and to realize their fullest, God-given potential.
		At the very heart of Georgetown’s Catholic and Jesuit identity is the belief that our students should be encouraged to raise questions about faith and meaning constantly and to serve God and neighbor in a quest for achieving the common good.
		In terms of academic life, Georgetown remains an authentic university, prizing the centrality of academic excellence, intellectual inquiry and academic freedom — all in the pursuit of knowledge.
	www.thehoya.com /viewpoint/031601/view1.htm (688 words)

	Academic Rigor Key to Quality Campus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		I believe that one of the most effective ways of reducing the large attrition rate - roughly one in four freshmen do not return as sophomores - is to provide a challenging and rigorous academic and intellectual climate on campus.
		I am aware, on the other hand, of the pressures for grades that faculty face from many students for whom a C is a failing grade.
		However, I believe the best path toward increasing both the retention and the graduation rate is through the provision of a rigorous and challenging curriculum supported by faculty who demonstrate genuine concern for their students' learning and progress.
	www.unl.edu /pr/chancllr/rigor.htm (411 words)

	Dimensions: Suggested academic rigor standards on way to Faculty Senate (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The idea behind the academic rigor statement for Chico State University is that students should take their college classes as seriously as they would a job or career.
		The Academic Rigor Committee, headed by Donald Heinz, dean of humanities and fine arts, and Roger Lederer, dean of natural sciences, formed in the fall of 1997.
		Sophomore Melissa Koinzan attends one of Zimbelmen's classes, where parts of the academic rigor statement are printed in the syllabus, showing that some professors are already implementing the plan in the classroom.
	orion.csuchico.edu /Pages/vol41issue4/dimensions/4.rigor.html (589 words)

	Grade Inflation
		First, is the pressure to retain students at the expense of academic rigor.
		Next, being only human, some students tend to shun academic rigor and avoid instructors who are demanding.
		Although the unfortunate consequence of grade inflation is the eroding of academic quality, the ultimate loser is the very person the system is set up to serve: the student.
	www.internetcampus.com /plume3.htm (1242 words)

	Guffey Community Charter School News Magazine Project: Exhibits Index
		In addition, the fact that students' research documents are presented as part of the discussion as to how the project got chosen, goes to the aspect Engages students in real work that produces results, within the theme Authenticity – the work these students do is obviously valued beyond simply being evidence of their learning.
		First, the theme Academic Rigor of the Project is addressed in regard to two aspects: Establishes clear and challenging learning goals (illustrated in the goals for students) and Engages students in investigation, inquiry, and problem solving (in the thinking displayed in the students' preparation and presentation of data to support their request).
		The clarity and rigor of the criteria that are listed on both the original rubric and the student-designed rubric show attention to Academic Rigor: Establishes clear and challenging learning goals, as does the linkage and comparison to state standards.
	www.ruraledu.org /rtportfolio/guffey_index_notes.htm (3479 words)

	MotherSpirit Article: Unschooling and Academic Rigor
		You may not have a direct need to solve a differential equation, ever, but the rigorous process you learn when solving it is essential.
		This has not handicapped him at all either in his creative work as a science fiction writer, as an academic, or in his work where he is required to do a lot of stats.
		The rigorous process required to learn 2-d and 3-d design, colour theory served me well, physics served me well, biology and chemistry served me well...advanced math bored me silly, and wasted my time in school and made me feel like a failure; because I had no interest I did poorly in the classes.
	www.motherspirit.net /articles/learning/academic.html (7034 words)

	Sir Francis Drake Virtual Tour: Design: Rigor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Drake is committed to the academic and personal development of each student and provides instruction that is challenging and engaging.
		The ILP is reviewed (and adjusted if necessary) on a regular, scheduled basis to ensure that it is facilitating each student's success in meeting the school's high standards for academic excellence and achieving his or her personal goals.
		This area explores the six design principles that have evolved as the framework for Drake: academic rigor and relevance, multiple contexts for learning, personalized learning, school as a professional community, and data-driven reform.
	drake.marin.k12.ca.us /tour/rigor.html (283 words)

	Academic Standards: The Faculty's Role
		Many community college faculty are concerned about standards in their institutions, in part because in the late 1960s and the 1970s standards became associated, in the minds of many faculty members and students, with personal rigidity rather than academic rigor.
		Get together with others in your academic department or in a larger group through the local academic senate and examine what academic standards mean.
		Make it clear that academic freedom means that faculty can express controversial opinions without being persecuted for doing so; academic standards require faculty to teach the subject matter with appropriate rigor and to grant passing grades only to students who demonstrate competency in the subject.
	www.academicsenate.cc.ca.us /publications/Papers/AcademicStandardsFacultyRole.htm (1066 words)

	National School Reform Faculty
		I think this is quite different from academic rigor for many reasons.
		Hargreaves summarizes the issue: "The paradox of globalization, as I have called it, is that economic globalization and homogenization lead many of those who cannot share in its benefits to turn inward to culture, religion and ethnicity as alternative sources of meaning and identity.
		Here might be another way to frame the costs of academic rigor alone (my interpretation of Hargreaves and recent experiences I have had with focus groups of students, teachers, and parents in our 3 high schools):
	www.nsrfharmony.org /conv_intel_v_academ_rigor.html (779 words)

	Clemson President James F. Barker -- Newsletter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Recent articles in The State wrongly suggested that Clemson University is reducing academic rigor to help South Carolina students retain LIFE Scholarships.
		The development of an academic plan, revision of grading policies, and a restructuring of curricula are all driven by one purpose: to improve the quality and rigor of a Clemson education.
		That decision clearly was an effort to increase academic rigor at Clemson.
	www.clemson.edu /pres/newsltrs/111402.htm (833 words)

	Academic Rigor Is Focus in Conn.
		Key to the Amistad formula, teachers and students say, is an obsessive attention to detail and a highly regulated system of reward and punishment that keeps the 275 pupils focused on improving their academic performance.
		Students and parents are required to sign contracts promising to live up to school standards on dress, attendance and homework completion, as well as core values such as respect and hard work.
		The emphasis on discipline is combined with high academic expectations.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/content/article/2005/05/13/AR2005051301393.html (684 words)

	IS Research Relevance Manifesto
		He concurs that research can be both rigorous and relevant, but suggests that "If a tradeoff must be made, the practice-oriented researcher should most often favor relevance." Concurring with Robey and Markus, he recommends publishing in outlets other than academic journals, and also suggests academic incentives for this type of publishing.
		Rigor: These types of problems also represent very appropriate targets for the sophisticated theories, tools, and techniques associated with academic rigor.
		Regardless of whatever opinions academics in other areas harbor about us, it is hard for them to successfully argue with the increasing student demand for our courses, and our success in placing these students in good positions.
	www.cyberg8t.com /westfalr/relevant.html (6932 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Achieve academic rigor in middle grades schools and promote academic success for all middle grades students, with special attention to effective curriculum and instruction in the core subjects assessed through Palmetto Achievement Challenge Tests (PACT).
		The Task Force considers the lack of rigor in elementary certification, particularly in the areas of math and science, as a concern because of its impact on middle school students’ preparation in these areas.
		The Task Force recommends: The State Department of Education and the Education Oversight Committee are encouraged to continue their review of the grade by grade academic standards to ensure that the expectations for the middle grades are clear and that the performance standards are focused.
	www.scstatehouse.net /reports/pmgtsk.doc (4526 words)

	djournal.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Making high school more academically rigorous for all students is increasingly seen as a compelling need across the United States.
		The high school experience involves more than academics, but academics are unquestionably the central purpose.
		Nationally as well in Mississippi, high school seniors could stand to be more challenged in their final year, which some manage to coast through because they've completed most of their requirements.
	www.djournal.com /pages/story.asp?ID=193826&pub=1&div=Opinion (393 words)

	The Daily Nebraskan News Story
		DAN LUEDERT/DN From academic rigor, to diversity, to questions of free speech, it has been a year filled with both controversial and important issues at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
		Moeser, who throughout the year actively discussed academic rigor at UNL, said he is still concerned with the issue.
		Ford said he also plans to renew academic rigor as one of the goals of the UNL Academic Senate.
	www.unl.edu /dn/dnextra/retro/stories/050298/moeser.html (1187 words)

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