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Peer reviewedUnderwood, David G. – Research in Higher Education, 1991
Higher education institutions embarking on an assessment program are encouraged to identify current assessment activities on campus. One method of doing so uses a simple survey to help educate the campus about outcomes assessment while identifying assessment activities in progress. Methodology and results of one application of this method are…
Descriptors: College Outcomes Assessment, Higher Education, Institutional Research, Program Evaluation
Peer reviewedBrown, Marilyn K. – Research in Higher Education, 1989
A major research university's recently developed process for systematic evaluation of nonacademic units is described, and the steps in its development and implementation are outlined: review of literature on organizational effectiveness; survey of peer institutions; development of guidelines for review; and implementation in several campus units.…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education, Organizational Effectiveness
Peer reviewedChan, Susy S.; Burton, John – Research in Higher Education, 1995
Two surveys of DePaul University (Illinois) faculty, in 1986 and 1992, suggest that models for improvement of faculty vitality at comprehensive universities take into account the particular institutional direction and mission articulation of such institutions, in addition to conventional factors such as workload and reward structure. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Faculty, Evaluation Criteria, Faculty Development, Faculty Workload
Peer reviewedHitt, Michael A.; And Others – Research in Higher Education, 1983
Judgment policies of personnel and affirmative action officers were examined in one state's colleges and universities by identifying 13 possible program effectiveness criteria. Results suggest attitudes and procedures were the most important effectiveness criteria; institution type and size had no moderating effects. (MSE)
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Administrator Attitudes, Affirmative Action, Evaluation Criteria
Peer reviewedDelaney, Anne Marie – Research in Higher Education, 1997
Demonstrates how alumni research can be designed to focus program assessment on student outcomes and be responsive to program goals, administrators' policy concerns, faculty instructional values, and professional practice standards. Based on study of 347 teacher education master's degree recipients, the paper presents a conceptual framework and…
Descriptors: Alumni, College Outcomes Assessment, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
