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Holt, Larry C.; Wagner, Thomas E. – Journal of the College and University Personnel Association, 1983
The times demand that institutions make the best use of resources. College administrators must ensure that each faculty and staff member has the opportunity to work at his or her fullest potential. One means toward achieving this goal may be the introduction of a quality circle program. (MLW)
Descriptors: College Administration, Employee Responsibility, Employer Employee Relationship, Higher Education
Peer reviewedBannister, Barry – Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, 1991
This article examines strategies to foster and evaluate research and scholarship in Hong Kong's higher education sector. It addresses the definition of performance indicators, the role of governmental policy initiatives, performance indicators in the academic research context, possible research indicators, application of indicators, and other…
Descriptors: College Outcomes Assessment, Educational Policy, Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries
Ashworth, Allan; Harvey, Roger – 1994
This book addresses the issues of educational quality from a British perspective considering how educational quality can be evaluated within the higher education system. It is intended for managers of colleges and universities where quality control is exercised and provides scientific techniques which will allow them to maintain and improve their…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Colleges, Curriculum Development, Educational Improvement
O'Neal, Sandra W. – Spectrum, 1984
Suggests a legally grounded process for determining adequate performance standards while posing the fewest legal and logistical problems for schools. Addresses issues of accountability, promotion and retention, teachers' concerns, student/parent concerns, and relevant legal issues in developing and implementing appropriate standards. Various types…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Accountability, Competency Based Education
Peer reviewedShapiro, Beth J. – Journal of Library Administration, 1991
Argues that, as library roles change, providing access to information resources is becoming more important than acquisition of library resources and that libraries should be evaluated based upon what they actually do. Access and performance measures are proposed to supplement the statistics collected by the Association of Research Libraries. (30…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Evaluation Criteria, Higher Education
Download full textMobray, Deborah, Ed. – 1983
Papers on local area networks (LANs), modelling techniques, software improvement, capacity planning, software engineering, microcomputers and end user computing, cost accounting and chargeback, configuration and performance management, and benchmarking presented at this conference include: (1) "Theoretical Performance Analysis of Virtual…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computers, Cost Estimates, Data Processing
Ewell, Peter; Wellman, Jane – 1997
As public funds decline and the political climate changes, accountability and quality assurance are important issues for U.S. colleges and universities, and institutional leaders are concerned about a shift away from the established institution-centered structures, toward government-mandated, standards-driven systems. This paper explores the…
Descriptors: Accountability, Accreditation (Institutions), Audits (Verification), College Outcomes Assessment
