Suskie Five Dimensions of Quality

A Common Sense Guide to Accreditation and Accountability
1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-118-76150-2
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 320 Seiten, E-Book

Meet calls for increased quality and understand accreditationexpectations
Author Linda Suskie is internationally recognized for her workin higher education assessment, and she is a former vice presidentof a major regional accreditor. In Five Dimensions of Quality: ACommon Sense Guide to Accreditation and Accountability in HigherEducation she provides a simple, straightforward model forunderstanding and meeting the calls for increased quality in highereducation ever-present in today's culture. Whether your institutionis seeking accreditation or not, the five dimensions she outlineswill help you to identify ways to improve institutional quality anddemonstrate that quality to constituents.
For those wading through the accreditation process, which hasbecome more difficult in recent years due to increasing regulationand pressure for greater accountability, Suskie offers expertguidance on understanding the underlying principles of theexpectations of accrediting bodies. Using the model presented here,which is much easier to understand than the sometimes complexresources provided by individual accrediting bodies, Americancolleges and universities can understand what they need to do toearn and maintain their regional accreditation as well as improveoverall institutional quality for their students. You'll be ableto:
* Identify ways to improve institutional quality
* Demonstrate the quality of your institution to internal andexternal constituents
* Avoid wasting time and energy on misguided institutionalprocesses to comply with accreditation requirements
By focusing on why colleges and universities should takeparticular actions rather than only on what those actions shouldbe, Five Dimensions of Quality gives them the knowledge andstrategies to prepare for a successful review. It is an idealresource for leaders, accreditation committee members, and everyoneon campus.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Suskie, Linda

Weitere Mitwirkende

Ikenberry, Stanley O.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

LIST OF TABLES AND EXHIBITS ix
LIST OF JARGON ALERTS xi
LIST OF ACRONYMS xv
FOREWORD xix
PREFACE xxv
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xxxi
ABOUT THE AUTHOR xxxiii
INTRODUCTION:
Today's Quality Context 1
1. Why Is American Higher Education Under Fire? 3
2. Understanding American Accreditation 11
3. Quality: Committing to Excellence 25
4. Why Is This So Hard? 35
DIMENSION I:
A Culture of Relevance 49
5. Integrity: Doing the Right Thing 51
6. Stewardship: Ensuring and Deploying Resources
Responsibly 59
DIMENSION II:
A Culture of Community 75
7. A Community of People 77
8. Leadership Capacity and Commitment 89
DIMENSION III:
A Culture of Focus and Aspiration 97
9. Purpose: Who Are You? Why Do You Exist? 99
10. Goals and Plans: Where Are You Going? How Will You GetThere? 107
11. Who Is a Successful Student? 119
12. Helping Students Learn and Succeed 129
DIMENSION IV:
A Culture of Evidence 145
13. Gauging Success 147
14. Good Evidence Is Useful 161
15. Setting and Justifying Targets for Success 167
16. Transparency: Sharing Evidence Clearly and Readily 177
DIMENSION V:
A Culture of Betterment 189
17. Using Evidence to Ensure and Advance Quality andEffectiveness 191
18. Sustaining a Culture of Betterment 197
CONCLUSION:
Integrating and Advancing the Five Dimensions of Quality 209
19. Demonstrating Quality to Accreditors 211
20. Program Reviews: Drilling Down into Programs and Services229
21. Where Do We Go from Here? A Six-Point Agenda for Ensuringand Advancing Quality 239
REFERENCES 249
INDEX 265

Über Autor(innen)

LINDA SUSKIE is a bestselling author, speaker, trainer,and consultant on assessment and accreditation in higher education.She has served as vice president of the Middle States Commission onHigher Education, associate vice president for assessment andinstitutional research at Towson University, and director of theAssessment Forum of the American Association for Higher Education.She is the author of Assessing Student Learning fromJossey-Bass.