Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Universities and colleges
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
A Collection of Papers on Self-study and Institutional Improvement
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Universities and colleges
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
A Collection of Papers on Self-study and Institutional Improvement: Organizational effectiveness and future directions
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Universities and colleges
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Resources in Education
Author: Emblems of Quality in Higher Education
Author: Jennifer Grant HaworthPublisher: Allyn & Bacon
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
To be sure, post-secondary educators have always been concerned about the quality of their programs. But "quality" has often been defined in terms of faculty research or student test scores - measures that do not meet today's educational needs. This book challenges educators to reexamine their assumptions and beliefs about program quality. It offers a comprehensive theory of quality in higher education, organized around one central idea: that student learning is the focal point of a high-quality undergraduate or graduate program, and consequently that program quality is a result of student, faculty, and administrative engagement in mutually supportive teaching and learning.
Adult Learners in the Academy
Author: Lee BashPublisher: Jossey-Bass
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Adult learners comprise almost 50 percent of all students enrolled. Some argue they are pioneering change in today’s higher educational landscape. This book is designed to assist faculty members and administrators who want to understand how the impact of adult learning programs has and is helping to transform the academy and how newer initiatives are likely to change their own campuses in the coming decades. Through the use of case studies, and by blending the theoretical aspects of adult learning with practical application and personal experience, Lee Bash depicts each facet of adult learners and the requirements higher education must fulfill to meet their needs. The author explores The context of adult learning from four perspectives: adult programs, adult learners, demographics and projections, and programmatic best practices The distinguishing characteristics of adult learners, the special challenges they face, their motivations to continue their education, and why they seek and what they bring to college-level learning The institutional responses to the adult learner, such as programmatic perspectives and the fundamental needs required to sustain adult learning programs Meaningful applications of the term “lifelong learning” as well as some projections on how the 21st-century academy is likely to change This book is a helpful guide to all interested in understanding adult learning’s place in academia today and implementing and sustaining successful adult learning programs for tomorrow.
Accreditation Matters: Achieving Academic Recognition and Renewal
Author: Jeffrey W. AlstetePublisher: Jossey-Bass
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Considers whether modern accreditation is meeting the needs of students and staff in universities and discusses how this system can be done more effectively. Includes real-world examples and case studies.
College Accreditation
Author: J. AlstetePublisher: Springer
ISBN: 0230601936
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
This book is an informative resource on college accreditation today and explains how colleges and universities can manage the accreditation process successfully. Readers will learn the history of accreditation, and how effective management of accreditation can help internal revitalization and improve public respect for their institutions.
College Student Retention
Author: Alan SeidmanPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1475872364
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 359
Book Description
College student retention continues to be a top priority among colleges, universities, educators, federal and state legislatures, parents and students. While access to higher education is virtually universally available, many students who start in a higher education program do not complete the program or achieve their academic and personal goals. In spite of the programs and services colleges and universities have devoted to this issue, student retention and graduation rates have not improved considerably over time. College Student Retention: Formula for Student Success, Third Edition offers a solution to this vexing problem. It provides background information about college student retention issues and offers the educational community pertinent information to help all types of students succeed. The book lays out the financial implications and trends of retention. Current theories of retention, retention of online students, and retention in community colleges are also thoroughly discussed. Completely new to this edition are chapters that examine retention of minority and international students. Additionally, a formula for student success is provided which if colleges and universities implement student academic and personal goals may be attained.
Resources in Education
Author: Continuous Quality Improvement in Higher Education
Author: John R. DewPublisher: Praeger
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Continuous improvement is so important for leaders in higher education today because they find it now being embedded in the re-accreditation process for many accrediting associations.