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Stivers, Bonnie; Phillips, Jeffrey – Journal of Education for Business, 2009
The professional accreditation agencies are making demands for assessment of student learning. These demands are not expected to lessen in the near future. The accreditation agencies are suggesting that educators should shift their focus from what faculty teach to what students learn. The authors show the development and implementation of an…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Higher Education, Business Administration Education, College Administration
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Yin, Alexander C.; Volkwein, J. Fredericks – New Directions for Institutional Research, 2010
In both purpose and practice, general education in American higher education has experienced several recurring debates and national revivals. In a world with constantly evolving technology, students need a strong general education to be flexible and adaptable to the changes of the world. General education is an important component and requirement…
Descriptors: Institutional Research, General Education, Accreditation (Institutions), Definitions
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Altieri, Guy – Community College Review, 1990
Presents a model for establishing a community college student outcomes assessment program, listing types of student outcomes that should be assessed, and sources of information and measures typically used to assess the outcomes. Reviews steps in program development and in tailoring the program to the college. (DMM)
Descriptors: College Outcomes Assessment, Community Colleges, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Rouse, Albert H. – 1987
The current success and acceptability of the Design for School Excellence (DSE) in the Cincinnati (Ohio) Public Schools is due largely to the seriousness in which the Board of Education and the Superintendent communicated with school employees and the entire community in planning the final outcome of this program. From the original suggestion of a…
Descriptors: Community Surveys, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria
Gastright, Joseph F. – 1987
In 1985 and 1986, 24 and 37 schools respectively, were publicly recognized as merit schools under the Design for School Excellence (DSE) program of the Cincinnati (Ohio) Public School system. The increase in merit schools was not accompanied by a large increase in the number of awards made on individual indicators. Rather, the new merit schools…
Descriptors: Community Surveys, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria
Werner, Soni – Child Care Information Exchange, 1996
Provides direction to child care center directors in conducting a climate survey which can indicate quality and staff morale problems with measures of motivation, commitment, satisfaction/dissatisfaction, responsibility, and staff concerns. Presents advice on the construct, administering, interpretation, and reporting of findings to avoid serious…
Descriptors: Day Care, Day Care Centers, Early Childhood Education, Educational Assessment