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Download full textFeedback, 1984
This issue of FEEDBACK, a newsletter produced by the the Austin Independent School District Office of Research and Evaluation (ORE), illustrates the accuracy, validity, and fairness of ORE reports. The independence of the reports is explained. Internal and external quality controls are used to ensure reliability and accuracy of the reports.…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluators, Newsletters
Peer reviewedElmgren, Claes; Roman, Ola; Sjolund, Maivor; Wahlen, Staffan; Ostling, Malin – Tertiary Education and Management, 1999
Discusses the role and position of an educational buffer agency, as exemplified by the Swedish National Agency for Higher Education, with references to: (1) accreditation; (2) quality audit; (3) support of academic leadership; and (4) internal quality enhancement. Concludes that change is best accomplished by emphasizing support in the early…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Accrediting Agencies, Agency Role, Foreign Countries
Zuniga, Etter; Krauth, Barbara – Policy Insights, 1996
This publication is one of a series designed as a companion to the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE)'s fact book, "Policy Indicators for Higher Education: WICHE States." The title article maintains that the growth of distance learning programs has heightened existing concerns about their quality. Institutions can…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Accrediting Agencies, Certification, Distance Education
