Accreditation on the edge : challenging quality assurance in higher education / edited by Susan D. Phillips and Kevin Kinser.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Phillips, Susan D., editor.

Kinser, Kevin, editor.

Project Muse.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Universities and colleges--Accreditation--United States.

Universities and colleges.

Universities and colleges--Accreditation.

Quality assurance.

Education, Higher--Standards.

Education, Higher.

United States.

Education, Higher--United States--Evaluation.

Evaluation.

Education, Higher--Standards--United States.

Quality assurance--United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

polychrome

Place of Publication:

Baltimore, Maryland : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2018.

System Details:

text file

Contents:

Accreditation : introduction to a contested space / Susan D. Phillips and Kevin Kinser

Quality assurance and quality improvement : why and how accreditation works / Sylvia Manning

Change in higher education accreditation : the perspective of a national accreditor / Leah K. Matthews

The evolving context of quality assurance : a perspective from specialized and professional accreditation / Joseph Vibert

Fixing a broken accreditation system : how to bring quality assurance into the 21st century / Anne Neal and Armand Alacbay

Innovation and quality assurance in higher education / Michael B. Horn and Alana Dunagan

Regulatory experimentation, accreditation, and innovation : EQUIP as a blueprint for the future of higher education / Paul J. LeBlanc

Tensions in the triad : the evolution of institutional quality assurance policy and thoughts on its future development / Peter T. Ewell

Managing risk to students and taxpayers in federal financial aid / David Bergeron

Accreditors as policy leaders : promoting transparency, judgment and culture change / Jamienne S. Studley

Crossing borders : accreditation and quality assurance in a globalized world / Madeleine F. Green

The employer quest for the quality college graduate recruit : core skills employers seek in graduate hires and how higher education can better meet these needs / Edwin W. Koc

Accreditation and return on investment / Mark Schneider and Audrey Peek

Does accreditation protect students effectively? / Barmak Nassirian and Thomas L. Harnisch

Conclusion : accreditation : critical issues for the path forward / Kevin Kinser and Susan D. Phillips.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Baltimore, MD Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 17, 2018).

ISBN:

9781421425450

1421425459

Publisher Number:

40028217525

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.