Denotes the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools' fundamental alteration of the purposes and standards of accreditation in 1931-34. Offers introductory comments on the "Symposium on Accreditation," held in April 1987 to once again examine the foundations of accreditation. (DMM)

Discusses the evaluation and accreditation of postsecondary institutions. Considers the varieties of institutions accredited by the North Central Association and the criteria applied to candidates for accreditation status. Lists members of the Commission's executive board. (DMM)

Discusses the evaluation and accreditation of postsecondary institutions. Considers the varieties of institutions accredited by the North Central Association and the criteria applied to candidates for accreditation status. Lists members of the commission's executive board. (AYC)

Discusses the evaluation and accreditation of postsecondary institutions. Considers the varieties of institutions accredited by the North Central Association and the criteria applied to candidates for accreditation status. Provides charts summarizing candidates for accreditation and accredited institutions by degree level and state. Lists members…

Examines the philosophy of accreditation espoused by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools and outlines the accreditation actions taken by its Commission on Institutions of Higher Education during 1980. Lists the colleges accredited by the commission and/or proposed for accreditation candidacy. (JP)

Explains the evaluation and accreditation processes used by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools for postsecondary institutions. Focuses on the purposes of institutional accreditation, the relationship between accreditation and institutional improvement, accreditation requirements and criteria, and agency services. (DMM)

Outlines the history of the North Central Commission on Institutions of Higher Education's institutional accreditation techniques. Contends that explicit scope requirements coupled with minimum structure and a flexible evaluation plan yield useful accreditation plans. Evaluates and reviews the new accreditation criteria statements for…

Accrediting associations assess colleges in order to find out what has been accomplished, and to find out how it might be better accomplished. Assessment of educational outcomes can be a useful way to demonstrate the success of alternative means. However, accrediting agencies do not rely exclusively on outcome measures, since they only assess what…

A summary of the Inservice Education Program Seminars for State Leaders in Postsecondary Education, sponsored by the Education Commission of the States (ECS) and the State Higher Education Executive Officers Association, is presented. Themes that occurred in the discussions, recommendations of an American Institutes for Research (AIR) report…