The Fall 1998 Student/Auxiliary Services User Evaluation for Johnson County Community College (JCCC) in Kansas was expanded to include information about service learning, vending services, services not included in the biennial evaluation, and answers to questions of topical interest submitted by managers of ten student/auxiliary services. A total…

The American high school is a growing institution, and now includes more than 19,000 public high schools; 2,500 private high schools and academies; and more than 300 preparatory departments of universities and colleges. To a large majority of secondary students, the modern high school is their final school; to others it is a preparatory school, an…

Improving the quality of education is a constant concern of national policy-makers. Evaluation of the education offered pupils is one of the means by which this aim may be achieved. Such evaluation may assume several forms depending on the components subject to investigation, whether they be the processes activated by teachers, the tasks assumed…

The Office of Education publishes at regular intervals a compilation of lists of institutions of higher education accredited by nationally recognized regional and professional accrediting agencies and by State agencies responsible for accrediting within the various States. This bulletin is the eleventh in the series, replacing the 1956 edition.…

An independent self-study conducted by students and faculty in one dental school paralleled the official accrediting committee's study. Covering six topics (costs, student government, relationships with state and national organizations, curriculum, operations, and student affairs), it allowed students to work with faculty and administrators. (MSE)

Government's role differs according to whether it restricts itself to creating a structural framework within which institutional performance evaluation takes place or takes the evaluative task on itself. Process-directed and output-directed evaluation are compared, with examples given from the Netherlands. (Author/MSE)

Recent changes in the system of Technical and Further Education (TAFE) institutions in Australia are outlined, and a procedure for analyzing the degree to which the system is effectively coping with change in the 1980s is described. The procedure looks at the linking of administrative units, delegation of authority, and community involvement. (MSE)

Presents three case studies showing how impact studies can be conducted in a constantly changing community environment. Describes the impact of a community college as direct or indirect, depending upon relationships between resources and outcomes. Recommends planned, coordinated assessment programs as tools for decision makers. (DMM)

A pilot study of undergraduate institutions that tests the value of the reputational rating approach, which uses subjective questionnaires, is described. It is suggested that there is no substantial evidence that quantification of subjective opinions is inferior to quantification of objective indicators when national assessments are conducted.…

Colleges and universities in both Europe and North America are experiencing financial shortages and changing needs. Under these conditions, direction for the future must come from faculty and administrators, not outside managers. (Author/MLW)

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)

The evolution of dental accreditation is described. The purposes of accreditation and the accreditation process are discussed. The self-study approach to accreditation, self-study policies and procedures, and time schedule for the self-study are outlined. (MLW)

Discusses the growing role of state agencies in the higher education accreditation process and examines implications for regional voluntary accrediting agencies. Assesses the strengths and weaknesses of both kinds of accrediting bodies and urges that they engage in cooperative activities to insure both educational quality and institutional…

The relationship between the organizational scale of schooling (school and school district size) and school success is examined. The history of the movement toward larger school units, the evidence of the effects of that movement, and possible research strategies for further investigation of the issue are discussed. (JKS)

A study of Nigerian university libraries revealed that government funds allocated to purchasing books were doubled following accreditation. Several thousand books and hundreds of journal titles were added to each library. Appendixes contain a list of Nigerian universities and a copy of the questionnaire used in the study. (PEN)