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Assessing the Productivity of Schools through Two "What Works" Inputs, "Teacher Quality" and "Teacher Effectiveness"
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Skourdoumbis, Andrew – Educational Research for Policy and Practice, 2017
This paper is a critique of the school education productivity evaluation and two research constructs germane to it, "teacher quality" and "teacher effectiveness." The paper will argue that policy inceptions of "teacher quality" and "teacher effectiveness" proxy for the productive capacity of schools and more…
Descriptors: Productivity, Teacher Effectiveness, Best Practices, Accountability
Faculty Perceptions of Administrator Influence on Academic Quality in For-Profit Vocational Higher Education
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Booton, Carol M. – Journal of Continuing Higher Education, 2016
Academic quality in for-profit vocational college programs is a concern for all stakeholders, especially nontraditional college students. The purpose of this study was to expand understanding of how administrators and owners of for-profit (proprietary) colleges influence academic quality in on-ground vocational college programs. A phenomenological…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Vocational Education, Teacher Attitudes, Administrator Role
Data Needed for Improving Productivity Measurement in Higher Education
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Massy, William F.; Sullivan, Teresa A.; Mackie, Christopher D. – Research & Practice in Assessment, 2012
William Massy is an emeritus professor and former Vice President for Business and Finance at Stanford University, Teresa Sullivan is President of the University of Virginia, and Christopher Mackie is a Study Director with the National Academies' Committee on National Statistics. This article summarizes the authors' recent National Research Council…
Descriptors: Productivity, Higher Education, Educational Principles, Barriers
For-Profit Higher Education: Growth, Innovation and Regulation
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Bennett, Daniel L.; Lucchesi, Adam R.; Vedder, Richard K. – Center for College Affordability and Productivity (NJ1), 2010
During the 2008-2009 academic year, there were nearly 1.8 million students enrolled at more than 2,800 for-profit institutions of higher learning in the United States. Students in for-profit colleges and universities accounted for over 9% of all students enrolled in postsecondary education. The numbers have continued to grow, and today (2010) the…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Opportunities, Schools, Economics
Research Spillovers among European and North-American Economics Departments
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Kalaitzidakis, Pantelis; Mamuneas, Theofanis P.; Savvides, Andreas; Stengos, Thanasis – Economics of Education Review, 2004
In this paper, we investigate the determinants of research output by European economics departments. We use data from a survey we conducted on the various characteristics of these departments. We pay particular attention to spillovers from North America to Europe and measure these in terms of visiting arrangements between academic institutions…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Economic Research, Context Effect, Departments
Assessment for Excellence: The Philosophy and Practice of Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education. American Council on Education/Macmillan Series on Higher Education.
Astin, Alexander W. – 1991
This book's purpose is to show .how assessment can be used to enhance the educational and research functions of colleges and universities by promoting talent development among both students and faculty members. Chapters cover the following topics: (1) review of traditional uses of student assessment; (2) the input-environment-outcome model which…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Outcomes Assessment, Data Collection, Database Design