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Chronicle of Higher Education, 1985
Education Secretary William J. Bennett spoke at the annual meeting of the American Council on Education and suggested that colleges must assess their performance and publish the results because parents and students are growing uneasy about the rapid rise in tuition costs and need "consumer protection." (MLW)
Descriptors: Accountability, Colleges, Educational Improvement, Educational Quality
Direct linkBogue, E. Grady – Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, 2006
Demands for public accountability have built to a crescendo over the past several decades, driving home the fact that governing boards have premier responsibility as guardians of a college or university's performance. But to what extent do higher education's many stakeholders hold common perspectives on the definition and purpose of…
Descriptors: Governing Boards, Trustees, Accountability, Trust (Psychology)
Gill, Brian P.; Hamilton, Laura S.; Lockwood, J. R.; Marsh, Julie A.; Zimmer, Ron W.; Hill, Deanna; Pribesh, Shana – RAND Corporation, 2005
New forms of governing and managing public schools have proliferated in recent years, spawning the establishment and growth of companies that operate public schools under contract. Among these education management organizations, or EMOs, the largest and most visible is Edison Schools, Inc., with a nationwide network in 2004-2005 of 103 managed…
Descriptors: Public Education, Privatization, Charter Schools, Public Schools
Download full textWayne Community Coll., Goldsboro, NC. – 2001
This document describes Wayne Community College's (North Carolina) strategic plan for 2001-2002. The college's goals, as well as objectives set forth by the North Carolina Community College System, are discussed. Long-range goals include: (1) enhancing student success through college-wide programs and services; (2) providing opportunities for…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Improvement, Institutional Evaluation, Organizational Objectives
Connecticut State Dept. of Higher Education, Hartford. – 2000
Connecticut's Public Act 99-285 clarifies the major goals and expectations that Connecticut citizens have for their public system of higher education. In this Act, the state legislature has codified its desires by identifying six priority level goals for higher education: (1) enhance student learning and promote academic excellence; (2) join with…
Descriptors: Accountability, Educational Objectives, Higher Education, Institutional Evaluation
Connecticut State Dept. of Higher Education, Hartford. – 2001
Connecticut State law requires each constituent unit of higher education to submit its first accountability report to the Connecticut Commissioner of Higher Education by January 1, 2001. The Commissioner is charged with compiling these reports. The accountability measures used were developed by the state's Higher Education Coordinating Council.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Annual Reports, Higher Education
Missouri State Dept. of Elementary and Secondary Education, Jefferson City. – 1997
School improvement is a continuous, systematic process to enhance student learning, improve educational opportunities, and increase the effectiveness of the educational programs and services provided to students. The Missouri School Improvement Program (MSIP) is an ongoing process that includes assessing the strengths and needed improvements in…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation
Boone, Edgar J.; Vaughan, George B. – 2000
This is a study of selected counties in the Community College Service Areas of Beaufort County Community College, College of The Albemarle, Halifax Community College, Martin Community College, Roanoke-Chowan Community College, and Vance-Granville Community College in North Carolina. The purpose of this study was to provide an assessment of the…
Descriptors: Accountability, Community Colleges, Educational Environment, Environmental Scanning
Austin Community Coll., TX. – 2000
This document describes Austin Community College's (Texas) educational academic plans, facilities plans, and financial implementation plans for 2000-2001. Plan goals and priorities include: (1) enhancing scheduling efficiency while responding to unmet student demand and community needs, and increasing enrollments by 3-5%; (2) opening two…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Planning, Community Colleges, Educational Planning
Truckee Meadows Community Coll., Sparks, NV. – 2000
Truckee Meadows Community College's (TMCC) (Nevada) Interim Report covers activities from October 1995 through August 2000. Part A addresses the institution's responses to the five general recommendations from the 1995 Northwest Accreditation site visit: (1) that the college incorporates missing components into one of its degree programs and…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), College Administration, College Planning, Community Colleges
Wild, Nancy – 2000
The report discusses the winter 2000 student satisfaction survey at Rogue Community College (RCC) (Oregon). The annual survey is an important tool by which the college measures its achievement in the areas of services, classes, and facilities. The primary purpose of the study is to obtain feedback from attending students regarding the issues that…
Descriptors: College Students, Community Colleges, Institutional Evaluation, Participant Satisfaction
Salt Lake Community Coll., UT. – 1999
This document is an institutional self-assessment report by Salt Lake Community College (SLCC) for 1999. Performance indicators chosen to gauge the relative success of SLCC in achieving its mission, values and goals include: (1) participation rate by students who are minorities; (2) participation rate by students with disabilities; (3) new student…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Colleges, Educational Assessment, Evaluation Methods
Connecticut State Board of Trustees of Community-Technical Colleges, Hartford. – 1999
In January 1997 the Institutional Research Council of the Connecticut Community-Technical Colleges was charged with developing a model for measuring system performance of the colleges. This document reflects Phase I of the process. Effective institutional research (IR) looks at resources, processes, and outputs for learners, programs, the…
Descriptors: Accountability, Community Colleges, Institutional Evaluation, Institutional Mission
Wylie, Cathy – 1997
This report presents the results of a survey of New Zealand principals whose schools had recently undergone an Education Review Office (ERO) study in 1995-96. A total of 602 principals responded to the survey. A comparison of school characteristics indicates good representation, with some slight underrepresentation of city schools and other…
Descriptors: Accrediting Agencies, Administrator Attitudes, Educational Assessment, Elementary Education
Truckee Meadows Community Coll., Sparks, NV. – 1999
In the process of re-evaluating the measures for the performance indicators approved last year, the Planning and Development Division at Truckee Meadows Community College (TMCC) (Nevada) decided to consolidate some performance indicators and make slight word changes to others. The number of indicators was reduced from 48 to 37. The measures for…
Descriptors: College Outcomes Assessment, Community Colleges, Educational Finance, Educational Planning
