Presents the background to the standards movement in U.S. education, asserting that it has had a negative impact on teacher education and teacher education accreditation. The article describes a recent accreditation review of the application of an overly narrow understanding of standards and legitimate evidence, and it suggests a possible…

Discussion of the benefits and drawbacks of distance education and online instruction in higher education focuses on quality control. Topics include quality of product, of learning, and of technology; student prerequisites; instructional design; faculty support systems; and program design, including professional development versus academic degree…

Outcomes assessment as a form of quality control for trade and technical schools begins with a mission statement, goals and standards, and selection of measurement instruments. Means of assessment include placement and graduation rates; student and alumni surveys; tests of subject matter, basic skills, and cognitive skills; and advisory committee…

The Pew National Dental Education Program has attempted to provide a focus for redirecting the mission, programs, and work of dental education. Its objective was to assist dental schools in long-term change in response to the needs of the public and to play a leadership role within the profession. (MLW)

Describes a quality control system for a curriculum-based, computer-based instruction (CBI) program that was developed by Florida State University's Center for Educational Technology (CET) for the U. S. Army's Job Skills Education Program (JSEP). Flow charts are presented and explained for each stage of the system. (six references) (LRW)

Publications managers agree that no phase of the publication process is the same with desktop publishing. The new technology means publications managers must find new ways to cope with the accompanying situations. Managing client relations, resources, and data entry are discussed. (MLW)

The trend now driving American health care is that the payors are refusing to pay the true economic costs. Health care technology and the public's demand for it, the growth of managed care (Health Maintenance Organizations), and the need to increase the effectiveness of health care are affecting health care delivery. (MLW)

Provides a framework for strategic planning for organizational development; identifies a societally-referenced "mega-level" of planning. Discusses needs assessment, quality management, benchmarking, and reengineering processes for defining and delivering a useful future for both the organization and society. (AEF)

Reviews, from a management accountant and funding council chief executive's perspective, relationship among (British) funding council models for competitive funding of higher education institutions, resource management, and quality assessments of teaching and learning. Posits a constrained funding environment for the rest of the 1990s. Concludes…

The value structure of the academic profession has been affected by expansion and changes in the organization of higher education, making it less likely for individuals to subscribe to a collective academic code. Quality assurance efforts are thus undermined by the same rationalizations that gave them birth. (MSE)

A discussion of quality assurance demands made on higher education due to fiscal constraints focuses on their implications for college teaching. It is suggested that an enlightened approach to teaching strives to ask the right questions, recognizes the benefits of thoughtful self-evaluation, and accepts the uncertainty of educational judgments.…

Describes the development and pilot program implementation of an online campus information service at the University of California at Berkeley called Infocal. Highlights include the establishment of an advisory committee; target audience; control; quality; confidentiality; legal issues; commercial information; policies; computer power; and…

Key themes in the Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) approach to management are noted, and CQI principles are applied to academic advising in higher education, focusing on measurement, empowerment, teamwork, and advisee focus (META). For each principle, brief scenarios are presented along with suggested courses of action and possible outcomes.…

Describes a statistical study of three databases, conducted at Iowa State University, on holding links between citation databases and the online catalog. Provides insights into the construction and quality control of citation databases and online catalogs, and identifies a new issue of continued maintenance of ISBNs and ISSNs for catalogers.…

A discussion of quality assurance in Portuguese universities looks at the environment of expanding enrollments and new laws concerning program quality. It is proposed that evaluation should be informative, exhaustive, and concise, and should involve cooperation between evaluators both internal and external to the institution. (MSE)