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Download full textHadderman, Margaret – 1998
This "ERIC Digest" considers the U.S. charter-school movement, which has produced about 800 schools in half the states and enrolls over 100,000 students. Charter schools reflect founders' varied philosophies and commit to achieve certain educational outcomes within a certain period, in exchange for waiving many restrictive regulations.…
Descriptors: Accountability, Charter Schools, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education
Schilling, Karen Maitland; Schilling, Karl L. – 1998
This digest summarizes a report that addresses trends and issues in assessment in relation to the role of college faculty, including advances in assessment to make it more congenial to faculty, different ways in which institutions have approached assessment, and how assessment can be viewed as a faculty role. The report identifies such major…
Descriptors: Accountability, College Faculty, Educational Assessment, Faculty College Relationship
Marcus, Laurence R.; And Others – 1984
Institutional self-study is an appropriate method for determining quality and demonstrating accountability which can lead to academic and administrative excellence. With a trend toward state and federal government involvement in higher education, colleges will do well to conduct internal program assessments in order to maintain control. A…
Descriptors: Accountability, Accreditation (Institutions), College Administration, Educational Quality
Imel, Susan – 1990
Pending legislation for the reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act mandates the development of performance indicators or standards, which are also called educational indicators, quality indicators, outcome indicators, performance standards, and performance measures. There is general agreement that indicators or standards…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Accountability, Competence, Educational Quality
Cress, Christine – 1996
As a result of increasing pressure from external constituencies, community colleges have been called upon to demonstrate accountability through assessment activities and research on institutional effectiveness based on student outcomes. Since community colleges include transient student populations, students with a wide range of ability and…
Descriptors: Accountability, College Outcomes Assessment, College Planning, Community Colleges
Alfred, Richard L. – 1986
A large number of students enrolling in community colleges do not aspire to or complete the associate degree. Instead, they attend community colleges for a multitude of reasons, including job training or retraining, licensure, preparation for transfer, and avocational pursuits. Given the preponderant pattern of part-time attendance and diversity…
Descriptors: Accountability, Associate Degrees, Community Colleges, Educational Assessment
