Though financial cutbacks have necessitated drastic reductions in community college services in Washington and threaten accepted beliefs about missions, such as the provision of universal educational opportunity, it is important that trustees recognize that educational trends need not necessarily become educational realities. While studies, such…

To evaluate the preparation provided by William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) to students planning to transfer to a baccalaureate program, a follow-up study of transfer-oriented students was conducted in 1980. All 429 transfer-oriented students who accumulated 48 or more semester hours during the 1978-79 academic year were surveyed, and data were…

Perspectives on oversight in postsecondary education and the advancement of quality education are considered. It is suggested that state licensing agencies need adequate resources and support to function in the difficult times postsecondary education is facing, state governing and coordinating boards need to dilute their planning and coordinating…

The ways in which the regional accrediting commissions are responding effectively in the evaluation of rapidly changing postsecondary education institutions are described. Differences between the roles of the accrediting commissions and the state agencies are examined, and ways to develop more cooperative relationships are suggested. The primary…

Definitions of 33 terms used by state agencies concerning licensing of private and independent colleges are presented. Information was obtained from statutes, rules, and regulations. In an effort to address the question of whether a set of terms and common definitions could be devised for licensing and approval officals, definitions are proposed…

Characteristics of outstanding schools of the allied health profession were identified in order that the School of Community and Allied Health, University of Alabama in Birmingham could undertake short-range and long-range planning. A second goal was to develop a set of criteria that might be used by other schools of the allied health professions…

Guidelines, based on the California Education Code and the California Community College Student Attendance Accounting Manual, are presented as an aid to program-level administrators and staff preparing for a state audit of program attendance records. After introductory material examining the role of average daily attendance (ADA) and weekly…

The guidelines presented are intended to stimulate institutional self-assessment, evaluation, and possible policy actions by college and university presidents, chief academic officers, and other academic officers not responsible for day-to-day administration of sponsored research programs. Officers of nonprofit research organizations may also find…

New pressures on accreditation and the unique factors that are the foundation of its continuing value to postsecondary education are addressed. The expanding variety of institutions to be accredited, government regulation, state authorization, legal sanctions, and self-regulation are also discussed. (Author/LBH)

A discussion of the use of performance indicators to evaluate the effectiveness of higher education institutions argues that they cannot be used without clear institutional goals. Problems of deriving institutional goal systems, methodological problems associated with such indicators, and related research are addressed. (MSE)

Self-regulation refers not only to standards and recommendations of accrediting associations but also to the actions of individual institutions in managing their affairs and developing and implementing programs and policies. A survey to determine improvement in the self-regulation system for colleges and universities is described. (MLW)

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…

Reports on two recent surveys of regional/institutional accrediting agencies on the approach of accrediting commissions to the evaluation of educational outcomes. Highlights survey responses concerning the value of outcomes measurement and its relationship to educational quality. (DMM)

A new system in which French higher education policy is evaluated through the policies of each institution is described. Characteristics of the French university and university system are examined, the national evaluation committee's structure is outlined, and the logistics of the evaluation process are discussed. (MSE)

Provides information concerning the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, the accreditation evaluation process, the self-study, and accreditation team visit. (DMM)