This paper presents a number of citations for research concerning community college institutional effectiveness. These references were selected for the breadth and depth of information they provide on diverse approaches to the assessment of effectiveness. In addition to describing practical strategies for developing and implementing assessment …

Three lists are presented involving accreditation research: (1) the last or current status of 20 dissertations in progress; (2) 40 completed dissertations not in the "Bibliography on Postsecondary Accreditation"; and (3) 81 general research reports and articles related to accreditation (some available free of charge). The dissertation list is…

This annotated bibliography has been compiled to aid museum staff members as they develop and implement naturalistic evaluations of museum programs and practices. Naturalistic evaluation is a recent assessment perspective which is concerned more with interpretation than judgment. It is characterized by concern with spontaneous activities rather…

Presents an 83-item comprehensive annotated bibliography that provides general information on rating and ranking, an evaluation of "An Assessment of Research-Doctorate Programs in the United States," articles about individual guides, and individual ranking studies for specific disciplines. Items cited are primarily articles written since…

This 97-item bibliography cites research in the following categories: purposes and structures of school accreditation/evaluation; the school evaluation process, involving self-study, team visits, and implementation; evaluation of the accreditation/evaluation process; external factors influencing school accreditation/evaluation; and objectivity in…

References and associations that can give further assistance to academic institutions interested in assessing and improving their communication systems are provided. (JMF)

Presents abstracts of a sample of ERIC documents dealing with community surveys. Covers a labor pool resource survey; community needs assessment surveys; a community needs follow-up; and surveys of community attitudes toward a college's delivery systems and programs and toward continuing education. (DMM)

A bibliography on postsecondary accreditation covers: (1) in part I, 529 books, articles, and historical references completed during 1970-1984 and (2) in part II, 122 doctoral dissertations for the 1935-1984 period. Eighty percent of the dissertations were completed since 1980, as were 42 percent of the other materials. Part I includes some brief…

Sources of reading concerning ecosystem theory and applications are identified and abstracted. (Author)

An annotated bibliography of 56 books and articles published in 1986 and 1987 which provide information about college and university rankings is divided into six sections: (1) ranking and rating in general; (2) preparatory school guides; (3) college guides; (4) comparative articles; (5) ranking and rating by subject areas; and (6) rankings…

Provides an annotated bibliography of 17 sources on accreditation and its effects upon 2-year colleges, citing general articles as well as specific self-evaluation studies, and documents on educational outcomes, outcomes assessment, and accreditation as a planning tool. (MAB)

The proceedings of the 1979 annual meeting of the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges begins by listing the officers, trustees, and commissioners of the association, and outlining the program of the meeting. The minutes from the Commission on Schools include reports from: the state committees of Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon,…

Questions and issues related to the assessment of performance in institutions of higher education and the development of performance indicators are addressed. Topics include: institutional objectives, planning and control systems, non-profit performance evaluation techniques, multi-dimensional analysis, and performance indicators. (JMD)

With the growth of the social sciences, there has been increasing interest in use of their products to shed light on, and solve, some of the pressing social problems of our society. This monograph, the first in a series of studies on social change, reports on an analysis of applications of social change theory and research to programs of…

Planning issues for colleges seeking to maintain quality in institutional programs in the face of retrenchment are analyzed, based on a literature review. An extensive bibliography on the following topics is provided: quality (ratings, rankings, reform, institutional goals, and educational outcomes); retrenchment (enrollment decline, faculty,…