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UNINA9910787091203321 |
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Suskie Linda |
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Five Dimensions of Quality [[electronic resource] ] : A Common Sense Guide to Accreditation and Accountability |
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1 online resource (323 p.) |
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Accreditation (Education) -- United States |
Early childhood education -- Standards -- United States |
Early childhood education -- United States -- Evaluation |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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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 |
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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 |
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 |
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 |
Dimension III: A Culture of Focus and Aspiration |
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Meet calls for increased quality and understand accreditation expectations Author Linda Suskie is internationally recognized for her work in higher education assessment, and she is a former vice president of a major regional accreditor. In Five Dimensions of Quality: A Common Sense Guide to Accreditation and Accountability in Higher Education she provides a simple, straightforward model for understanding and meeting the calls for increased quality in higher education ever-present in today''s culture. Whether your institution is seeking accreditation or not, the five dimensions she outlines wil |
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UNINA9910811455003321 |
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Vizenor Gerald Robert <1934-> |
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Favor of crows : new and collected Haiku / / Gerald Vizenor |
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Middletown, Connecticut : , : Wesleyan University Press, , 2014 |
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©2014 |
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[1st ed.] |
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1 online resource (169 p.) |
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Cover; favor of crows; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Haiku Scenes: An Introduction; Spring Scenes; Summer Scenes; Autumn Scenes; Winter Scenes; about the author |
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A collection of original haiku from a preeminent Native American poet and novelist |
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