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Download full textDobbs, Rita L.; Allen, W. Clayton – Online Submission, 2004
This paper will include critical information for administrators and faculty in higher education for developing an assessment model for an online degree program. Determining the assessment process for the program before offering courses will ensure a smooth transition into the online environment so that faculty and administrators will know that the…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation, Models, Masters Programs
Peer reviewedHaworth, Jennifer Grant; Conrad, Clifton F. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 1996
A theory of program quality based on a new definition of quality is offered. Constructed on the basis of interviews with nearly 800 stakeholders in master's-level education, the engagement theory" advances a conceptual framework and a set of criteria, with indicators, for assessing graduate and professional program quality. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: College Outcomes Assessment, Educational Quality, Evaluation Criteria, Graduate Study
Peer reviewedChapman, Randall S. – Journal of Marketing for Higher Education, 1998
A study identified quality signals for master's programs in business administration (MBAs). Traditional scholarly oriented academic signals are apparently not valued as such by external customer groups. MBA academic quality appears to be a multidimensional construct, with subdimensions of real-worldness; placement; student satisfaction; and…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, College Administration, Educational Quality, Evaluation Criteria
Council of Graduate Schools in the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1990
Guidelines are provided for higher education institutions that are developing or evaluating academic review activities for their graduate programs. The guide presents the critical components of a graduate program review, focusing on the philosophy, principles, practices, and policies entailed, and discusses the advantages and disadvantages of…
Descriptors: College Administration, Doctoral Programs, Educational Assessment, Educational Policy
Peer reviewedThomas, Ian G. – Journal of Environmental Education, 1990
Described is the evaluation of the Master of Environmental Science program at Monash University (Australia). The design of the evaluation is discussed, and the use of multiple sources of data and an innovative style are highlighted. (Author/CW)
Descriptors: College Science, Conservation (Environment), Educational Assessment, Environmental Education
Valle, Victor M. – 1983
Intended as a contribution to a workshop discussion on program evaluation in higher education, the paper covers five major evaluation issues. First, it deals with evaluation concepts, explaining the purposes of evaluation; pertinent terms; and the sources of evaluation in public health procedures, the scientific method, the systems approach, and…
Descriptors: College Administration, Curriculum Evaluation, Decision Making, Definitions
Torbert, William R. – Human Systems Management, 1981
After a brief introduction offering three reasons people and institutions hesitate to commit themselves to a continuing process of "self-study-in-action," four types of administrative leadership activities are distinguished, those that: (1) respond to external emergencies/opportunities, (2) accomplish role-defined tasks, (3) define and…
Descriptors: Business Administration, Change Strategies, Demonstration Programs, Educational Change
