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050	0	0	_aLB2341 _b.M4437 2010
100	1		_aMiddaugh, Michael F., _d1945- _92644
245	1	0	_aPlanning and assessment in higher education : _bdemonstrating institutional effectiveness / _cMichael F. Middaugh.
250			_a1st ed.
260			_aSan Francisco : _bJossey-Bass, _cc2010.
300			_axiii, 240 p. : _bill. ; _c24 cm.
490	1		_aThe Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aThe national context for assessment -- Starting at the beginning: mission-driven planning and assessment -- Assessing institutional effectiveness: student issues -- A core issue in institutional effectiveness: developing sensible measures of student learning -- Maximizing human and fiscal resources in support of the teaching/learning process -- A comparative context for examining data on teaching loads and instructional costs -- measuring administrative effectiveness -- Communicating assessment results -- Where do we go from here?
520			_a"This book helps colleges and universities respond to the increasing pressures for accountability by giving them the tools to demonstrate institutional effectiveness. The author is in a unique position to help his colleagues, since he comes at the topic from multiple perspectives, being both a leading practitioner and researcher: Assistant VP for Institutional Research and Planning at his university, director of a national research project on costs of instruction, as well as Vice Chair of an accreditation agency. While many books address the issue of assessing student learning outcomes, this book provides expert guidance for assessing and promoting institutional effectiveness in supporting student learning. The book's chapters cover every aspect from the overall context of the issue, through measures of effectiveness, to communicating with the public, and concludes with a guide to resources"--Provided by publisher.
650		0	_aEducation, Higher _xPlanning.
650		0	_aUniversities and colleges _xAdministration. _91839
650		0	_aEducation, Higher _xStandards.
650		0	_aEducation, Higher _xEconomic aspects.
650		0	_aEducational evaluation. _92383
650		0	_aEducational accountability. _92383
830		0	_aJossey-Bass higher and adult education series.
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