Five dimensions of quality : a common sense guide to accreditation and accountability
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- ISBN: 9781118761571 (hardback)
- ISBN: 111876157X (hardback)
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Physical Description:
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xxxiv, 282 pages ; 24 cm - Edition: First Edition.
- Publisher: San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass, a Wiley brand, [2015]
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-264) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction : today's quality context. Why is American higher education under fire? ; Understanding American accreditation ; Quality : committing to excellence ; Why is this so hard? -- Dimension I : a culture of relevance. Integrity : doing the right thing ; Stewardship : ensuring and deploying resources responsibly -- Dimension II : a culture of community. A community of people ; Leadership capacity and commitment -- Dimension III : a culture of focus and aspiration. Purpose : who are you? why do you exist? ; Goals and plans : where are you going? how will you get there? ; Who is a successful student? ; Helping students learn and succeed -- Dimension IV : a culture of evidence. Gauging success ; Good evidence is useful ; Setting and justifying targets for success ; Transparency : sharing evidence clearly and readily -- Dimension V : a culture of betterment. Using evidence to ensure and advance quality and effectiveness ; Sustaining a culture of betterment -- Conclusion : integrating and advancing the five dimensions of quality. Demonstrating quality to accreditors ; Program reviews : drilling down into programs and services ; Where do we go from here? : a six-point agenda for ensuring and advancing quality. |
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Five Dimensions of Quality : A Common Sense Guide to Accreditation and Accountability
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Five Dimensions of Quality : A Common Sense Guide to Accreditation and Accountability
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 on Higher Education, associate vice president for assessment and institutional research at Towson University, and director of the Assessment Forum of the American Association for Higher Education. She is the author of Assessing Student Learning from Jossey-Bass.