Current Research and Practice
Urban education is one of Penn GSE's central research interests. GSE partners with several schools in its West Philadelphia neighborhood, including the Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander Penn Partnership School and other Penn Partnership Schools. They also engage in professional development for local educators as well as in applied research, developing programs like KIDS and EPIC.
In 2001, Penn GSE launched a series of executive degree programs for education professionals and entrepreneurial activities that serve non-traditional students. These program include the Executive Doctorate Program in Higher Education Management, the Mid-Career Doctorate in Educational Leadership, the GSE/Teach for America Urban Education program, the Executive Master's in School and Mental Health Counseling, the Executive Program in Work-Based Learning, and the many activities of the Penn Center for Educational Leadership. In 2010, Penn GSE launched the Milken-Penn GSE Education Business Plan Competition, a competition that encourages entrepreneurship and innovation in education.
Penn GSE also works internationally, engaging in multinational research projects, partnerships, study abroad programs, and consulting projects.
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