Five dimensions of quality a common sense guide to accreditation and accountability
"Provides American colleges and universities with clear guidance on how to satisfy the expectations of regional accreditors, and helps colleges or universities that are not seeking accreditation to identify ways to improve institutional quality and demonstrate that quality to constituents"...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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San Francisco, CA
Jossey-Bass, a Wiley brand
2015
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| Edition: | First edition |
| Series: | The Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series
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| Collection: | O'Reilly - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Dimension I: A Culture of RelevanceChapter 5: Integrity: Doing the Right Thing; Meet Your Responsibilities; Put Your Students First; Know Your Key Stakeholders and Meet Their Needs; Keep Your Promises; Serve the Public Good; Demonstrate That You Are Ensuring Quality and Meeting Your Responsibilities; Chapter 6: Stewardship: Ensuring and Deploying Resources Responsibly; Recognize That People and Their Time Are Your Greatest Resources; Ensure Your College's Health and Well-Being; Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is; Monitor Where Your Money Is Being Spent; Monitor the Impact of Your Investments
- Five Dimensions of Quality: A Common Sense Guide to Accreditation and Accountability; Copyright; Contents; List of Tables and Exhibits; List of Jargon Alerts; List of Acronyms; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Author; Introduction: Today's Quality Context; Chapter 1: Why Is American Higher Education Under Fire?; Economic Development; Return on Investment; The Changing College Student; Initiatives to Address These Concerns; Chapter 2: Understanding American Accreditation; Regional Accreditors: The Cornerstone of U.S. Accreditation
- Accreditation as a Process of Collegial Peer ReviewThe Higher Education Act and Title IV; A Focus on Evidence of Outcomes; The Spellings Commission and Its Aftermath of Criticisms; Does U.S. Accreditation Work?; Chapter 3: Quality: Committing to Excellence; A Commitment to a Pervasive, Enduring Culture of Excellence; A Culture of Relevance (Chapters 5-6); A Culture of Community (Chapters 7-8); A Culture of Focus and Aspiration (Chapters 9-12); A Culture of Evidence (Chapters 13-16); A Culture of Betterment (Chapters 17-18); Interrelations Among the Five Cultures
- Defining Program Excellence Through the Five CulturesDefining Teaching Excellence Through the Five Cultures; Chapter 4: Why Is This So Hard?; Quality Continues to Be Defined by Reputation, Not Effectiveness; The Money Is Not There; A Culture of Isolation; A Culture of Reticence; Change Is Hard; A Culture of Silos; Colleges Are Not Always One Big Happy Family; Academic Freedom Is Misunderstood; Fuzzy Focus and Aspirations; We Do Not Put Our Money Where Our Mouth Is; A Culture Relying on Antecedents and Anecdotes; Emphasizing Assessment Over Learning; We Have Pockets of Mediocrity
- Deploy Resources EfficientlyDimension II: A Culture of Community; Chapter 7: A Community of People; A Culture of Respect; A Culture of Communication; A Culture of Collaboration; A Culture of Growth and Development; A Culture of Shared Collegial Governance; A Culture of Documentation; Chapter 8: Leadership Capacity and Commitment; Capacity and Commitment; Empowered Leadership; Independent Leadership; Putting Your College's Interests Ahead of a Third Party; Collaborative Leadership; Board Engagement; The Right People; Ongoing Education and Development
- Includes bibliographical references and index