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· 분류 : 외국도서 > 교육/자료 > 교육 > 고등교육
· ISBN : 9780470405567
· 쪽수 : 384쪽
· 출판일 : 2010-12-21
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Foreword ix
Peggy Maki
Preface xi
About the Authors xvii
1 The Need for Quality Benchmarks in Undergraduate Programs 1
PART ONE: BENCHMARKING FOR EIGHT KEY PROGRAM DOMAINS 23
2 The View from the Top: Checking the Climate and the Leadership of a Program 25
3 First Things First: Attending to Assessment Issues, Accountability, and Accreditation 46
with George B. Ellenberg, Claudia J. Stanny, Eman El-Sheikh
4 The New Architecture of Learning Design: Focusing on Student Learning Outcomes 71
5 Evaluating Curricula 92
6 Student Development: Solving the Great Puzzle 120
7 Constructively Evaluating Faculty Characteristics 148
8 Back to Basics: Program Resources 183
9 The Art, Science, and Craft of Administrative Support 208
PART TWO: BENCHMARKING IN PRACTICE 231
10 Benchmarking Quality in Challenging Contexts: The Arts, Humanities, and Interdisciplinary Programs 233
Jane S. Halonen with Gregory W. Lanier
11 Special Issues in Benchmarking in the Natural Sciences 257
12 Conducting a Self-Study 272
13 Serving Our Students and Our Institutions 296
Appendix A Using Benchmarking to Serve as an External Reviewer 307
Appendix B Sources of Data 318
Appendix C Assessment Materials for the Arts 322
Appendix D Disciplinary Accrediting Organizations for Bachelor’s Degree Programs Currently Recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation 331
References 334
Index 357