demonstrating institutional effectiveness Middaugh, Michael F. 1945- creator text cau San Francisco Jossey-Bass c2010 2010 monographic eng

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xiii, 240 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. "This book helps colleges and universities respond to the increasing pressures for accountability by giving them the tools to demonstrate institutional effectiveness. The author is in a unique position to help his colleagues, since he comes at the topic from multiple perspectives, being both a leading practitioner and researcher: Assistant VP for Institutional Research and Planning at his university, director of a national research project on costs of instruction, as well as Vice Chair of an accreditation agency. While many books address the issue of assessing student learning outcomes, this book provides expert guidance for assessing and promoting institutional effectiveness in supporting student learning. The book’s chapters cover every aspect from the overall context of the issue, through measures of effectiveness, to communicating with the public, and concludes with a guide to resources"--Provided by publisher. The national context for assessment -- Starting at the beginning: mission-driven planning and assessment -- Assessing institutional effectiveness: student issues -- A core issue in institutional effectiveness: developing sensible measures of student learning -- Maximizing human and fiscal resources in support of the teaching/learning process -- A comparative context for examining data on teaching loads and instructional costs -- measuring administrative effectiveness -- Communicating assessment results -- Where do we go from here? Michael F. Middaugh. Education, Higher Planning Universities and colleges Administration Education, Higher Standards Education, Higher Economic aspects Educational evaluation Educational accountability Educación superior Planificación Planificación universitaria Universidades y colegios Administración Educación superior Normas Evaluación educativa LB 2341 M627p 2010 378.1/07 9780470400906 0470400900 2009025592 060907 20230410124007.0 10444