Five Dimensions of Quality [[electronic resource] ] : A Common Sense Guide to Accreditation and Accountability

• Autore: Suskie Linda
• Pubblicazione: Hoboken, : Wiley, 2014
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (323 p.)
• Disciplina: 300
• Soggetto topico: Accreditation (Education) -- United States; Early childhood education -- Standards -- United States; Early childhood education -- United States -- Evaluation
• Classificazione: EDU011000
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: 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 ; 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Five Dimensions of Quality
• ISBN: 1-118-76140-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910787091203321
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