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Record Nr.

UNISA996214694703316

Autore

Middaugh Michael F. <1945->

Titolo

Planning and assessment in higher education [[electronic resource] ] : demonstrating institutional effectiveness / / Michael F. Middaugh

Pubbl/distr/stampa

San Francisco, : Jossey-Bass, c2010

ISBN

1-282-37992-5

9786612379925

1-118-26957-8

0-470-60544-8

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (258 p.)

Collana

The Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series

Disciplina

378.1/07

378.166

Soggetti

Education, Higher - Planning

Universities and colleges - Administration

Education, Higher - Standards

Education, Higher - Economic aspects

Educational evaluation

Educational accountability

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Planning and Assessment in Higher Education: Demonstrating Institutional Effectiveness; Contents; Preface; About the Author; Chapter 1: THE NATIONAL CONTEXT FOR ASSESSMENT; Chapter 2: STARTING AT THE BEGINNING: Mission-Driven Planning and Assessment; Chapter 3: ASSESSING INSTITUTIONAL EFFECTIVENESS: Student Issues; Chapter 4: A CORE ISSUE IN INSTITUTIONAL EFFECTIVENESS: Developing Sensible Measures of Student Learning; Chapter 5: MAXIMIZING HUMAN AND FISCAL RESOURCES IN SUPPORT OF THE TEACHING/LEARNING PROCESS

Chapter 6: A COMPARATIVE CONTEXT FOR EXAMINING DATA ON TEACHING LOADS AND INSTRUCTIONAL COSTSChapter 7: MEASURING ADMINISTRATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; Chapter 8: COMMUNICATING ASSESSMENT RESULTS; Chapter 9: WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?; Appendix A: UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE COLLEGE SELECTION SURVEY;



Appendix B: UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE 2007 STUDY OF INSTRUCTION COSTS AND PRODUCTIVITY, BY ACADEMIC DISCIPLINE; References; Web-Based References; Resources for Further Reading; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Planning and Assessment in Higher Education provides guidance for assessing and promoting institutional effectiveness. The book contains a wide range of issues, from measures of effectiveness to communicating with the public. Written by an expert in the field, with titles such as the Assistant VP for Institutional Research and Planning, director of national costs of instruction research project, as well as the Vice Chair of an accreditation agency, this is an essential resource for university leaders for achieving institutional effectiveness.