Achieving accountability in higher education : balancing public, academic, and market demands / Joseph C. Burke and associates.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Burke, Joseph C.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Educational accountability--United States.

Educational accountability.

United States.

Education, Higher--United States--Evaluation.

Education, Higher.

Evaluation.

Physical Description:

xxix, 369 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass, [2005]

Summary:

With contributions from leading experts in the field, this comprehensive and timely book presents the principles and guidelines for effective accountability for states, colleges, and universities. "Achieving Accountability in Higher Education" clarifies the concept of accountability for both public and private colleges and universities and explores its reaches and limits. The book examines the most recent developments, offers current models for each of the major approaches to accountability, and analyzes their shortcomings.

Contents:

The many faces of accountability / Joseph C. Burke

Accountability and the private sector : state and federal perspectives / William M. Zumeta

Accountability and governance / Richard C. Richardson, Jr., Thomas R. Smalling

Accountability and accreditation : can reforms match increasing demands? / Ralph A. Wolff

Can assessment serve accountability? It depends on the question / Peter T. Ewell

Standardized testing and accountability : finding the way and the will / T. Dary Erwin

Imagine asking the client : using student and alumni surveys for accountability in higher education / George D. Kuh

Academic audit for accountability and improvement / William F. Massy

State-by-state report cards : public purposes and accountability for a new century / Patrick M. Callan, Joni E. Finney

Reinventing accountability : from bureaucratic rules to performance results / Joseph C. Burke

Resources and reputation in higher education : double, double, toil and trouble / J. Fredericks Volkwein, Stephen D. Grunig

The dog that doesnt bark : why markets neither limit prices nor promote educational quality / Robert M. Zemsky

The three corners of the accountability triangle : serving all, submitting to none / Joseph C. Burke.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-347) and indexes.

ISBN:

0787972428

OCLC:

56010973