With contributions from leading experts in the field, this comprehensive and timely book presents the principles and guidelines for effective accountability for states, colleges, and universities. Achieving Accountability in Higher Education clarifies the concept of accountability for both public and private colleges and universities and explores its reaches and limits. The book examines the most recent developments, offers current models for each of the major approaches to accountability, and analyzes their shortcomings.
With contributions from leading experts in the field, this comprehensive and timely book presents the principles and guidelines for effective accountability for states, colleges, and universities. Achieving Accountability in Higher Education clarifies the concept of accountability for both public and private colleges and universities and explores its reaches and limits. The book examines the most recent developments, offers current models for each of the major approaches to accountability, and analyzes their shortcomings.
Joseph C. Burke-professor, administrator, and researcher-is director of the Public Higher Education Program and senior fellow at the Rockefeller Institute of Government.
Inhaltsangabe
Preface ix The Editor xxi The Contributors xxiii 1 The Many Faces of Accountability 1 Joseph C. Burke 2 Accountability and the Private Sector: State and Federal Perspectives 25 William M. Zumeta 3 Accountability and Governance 55 Richard C. Richardson Jr., Thomas R. Smalling 4 Accountability and Accreditation: Can Reforms Match Increasing Demands? 78 Ralph A. Wolff 5 Can Assessment Serve Accountability? It Depends on the Question 104 Peter T. Ewell 6 Standardized Testing and Accountability: Finding the Way and the Will 125 T. Dary Erwin 7 Imagine Asking the Client: Using Student and Alumni Surveys for Accountability in Higher Education 148 George D. Kuh 8 Academic Audit for Accountability and Improvement 173 William F. Massy 9 State-by-State Report Cards: Public Purposes and Accountability for a New Century 198 Patrick M. Callan, Joni E. Finney 10 Reinventing Accountability: From Bureaucratic Rules to Performance Results 216 Joseph C. Burke 11 Resources and Reputation in Higher Education: Double, Double, Toil and Trouble 246 J. Fredericks Volkwein, Stephen D. Grunig 12 The Dog That Doesn't Bark: Why Markets Neither Limit Prices nor Promote Educational Quality 275 Robert M. Zemsky 13 The Three Corners of the Accountability Triangle: Serving All, Submitting to None 296 Joseph C. Burke References 325 Name Index 349 Subject Index 355
Preface ix The Editor xxi The Contributors xxiii 1 The Many Faces of Accountability 1 Joseph C. Burke 2 Accountability and the Private Sector: State and Federal Perspectives 25 William M. Zumeta 3 Accountability and Governance 55 Richard C. Richardson Jr., Thomas R. Smalling 4 Accountability and Accreditation: Can Reforms Match Increasing Demands? 78 Ralph A. Wolff 5 Can Assessment Serve Accountability? It Depends on the Question 104 Peter T. Ewell 6 Standardized Testing and Accountability: Finding the Way and the Will 125 T. Dary Erwin 7 Imagine Asking the Client: Using Student and Alumni Surveys for Accountability in Higher Education 148 George D. Kuh 8 Academic Audit for Accountability and Improvement 173 William F. Massy 9 State-by-State Report Cards: Public Purposes and Accountability for a New Century 198 Patrick M. Callan, Joni E. Finney 10 Reinventing Accountability: From Bureaucratic Rules to Performance Results 216 Joseph C. Burke 11 Resources and Reputation in Higher Education: Double, Double, Toil and Trouble 246 J. Fredericks Volkwein, Stephen D. Grunig 12 The Dog That Doesn't Bark: Why Markets Neither Limit Prices nor Promote Educational Quality 275 Robert M. Zemsky 13 The Three Corners of the Accountability Triangle: Serving All, Submitting to None 296 Joseph C. Burke References 325 Name Index 349 Subject Index 355
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"It is an excellent resource for those who wish to further policy development toward better accountability in higher education." ( Journal of College Student Development , March/April 2006)
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