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001 2017038118
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008 170929s2018 mdu b 001 0 eng
010 _a 2017038118
020 _a9781421425443 (hardcover :acid-free paper)
020 _z9781421425450 (electronic)
020 _a1421425440 (hardcover : acid-free paper)
020 _z1421425459 (electronic)
042 _apcc
043 _an-us---
040 _aDLC
_beng
_erda
_cDLC
_dDLC
050 0 0 _aLB2331.615.U6
_bA35 2018
082 0 0 _a378.00973
_223
245 0 0 _aAccreditation on the edge :
_bchallenging quality assurance in higher education /
_cedited by Susan D. Phillips and Kevin Kinser.
264 1 _aBaltimore :
_bJohns Hopkins University Press,
_c[2018]
300 _axi, 283 pages ;
_c24 cm
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aAccreditation : introduction to a contested space / Susan D. Phillips and Kevin Kinser -- Quality assurance and quality improvement : why and how accreditation works / Sylvia Manning -- Change in higher education accreditation : the perspective of a national accreditor / Leah K. Matthews -- The evolving context of quality assurance : a perspective from specialized and professional accreditation / Joseph Vibert -- Fixing a broken accreditation system : how to bring quality assurance into the 21st century / Anne Neal and Armand Alacbay -- Innovation and quality assurance in higher education / Michael B. Horn and Alana Dunagan -- Regulatory experimentation, accreditation, and innovation : EQUIP as a blueprint for the future of higher education / Paul J. LeBlanc -- Tensions in the triad : the evolution of institutional quality assurance policy and thoughts on its future development / Peter T. Ewell -- Managing risk to students and taxpayers in federal financial aid / David Bergeron -- Accreditors as policy leaders : promoting transparency, judgment and culture change / Jamienne S. Studley -- Crossing borders : accreditation and quality assurance in a globalized world / Madeleine F. Green -- The employer quest for the quality college graduate recruit : core skills employers seek in graduate hires and how higher education can better meet these needs / Edwin W. Koc -- Accreditation and return on investment / Mark Schneider and Audrey Peek -- Does accreditation protect students effectively? / Barmak Nassirian and Thomas L. Harnisch -- Conclusion : accreditation : critical issues for the path forward / Kevin Kinser and Susan D. Phillips.
650 0 _aUniversities and colleges
_xAccreditation
_zUnited States.
650 0 _aEducation, Higher
_zUnited States
_xEvaluation.
650 0 _aEducation, Higher
_xStandards
_zUnited States.
650 0 _aQuality assurance
_zUnited States.
700 1 _aPhillips, Susan D.,
700 1 _aKinser, Kevin,
999 _c234230
_d234230