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

Title
Achieving accountability in higher education : balancing public, academic, and market demands

Author
Burke, Joseph C.

ISBN
9780787972424

Personal Author
Burke, Joseph C.

Publication Information
San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, c2004.

Physical Description
xxix, 369 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

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, Tom 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 -- Double, double, toil and trouble : reputation ratings in higher education / 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.

Abstract
"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."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject Term
Educational accountability -- United States.
 
Education, Higher -- United States -- Evaluation.

Electronic Access
Table of contents http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0420/2004016954.html


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