Institutional Effectiveness as Process and Practice in the American Community College

Autor/in	Manning, Terri Mulkins
Titel	Institutional Effectiveness as Process and Practice in the American Community College
Quelle	In: New Directions for Community Colleges, (2011) 153, S.13-21 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0194-3081
DOI	10.1002/cc.433
Schlagwörter	Community Colleges; Institutional Evaluation; Organizational Change; Accreditation (Institutions); Organizational Effectiveness; School Effectiveness; Educational Practices; Academic Standards; Organizational Theories; Self Evaluation (Groups); Benchmarking; Measurement Objectives; Measurement Techniques; Best Practices; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Community college; Community College; Organisationswandel; Accreditation; Institution; Institutions; Akkreditierung; Staatliche Anerkennung; Institut; Unternehmenserfolg; Schuleffizienz; Bildungspraxis; Organisationstheorie; Self evaluation; Group; Groups; Selbstevaluation; Gruppe (Soz); Messtechnik; USA
Abstract	The six regional accrediting agencies in the United States have created a set of standards based on best practices in colleges and universities. The evolving perception of an effective institution is one that uses data, assessment, and evaluation results to improve programs and services and strives for a high level of institutional quality. While the regional accrediting agencies require institutional effectiveness (IE) within colleges and universities, institutions need to recognize the value of IE in transforming institutional culture and focusing attention on student success and institutional improvement. Colleges that participate in IE as a function of compliance do not reap the benefits that colleges that use it as an institutional change agent do. "Institutional effectiveness" is a term that has been around for more than 25 years, and although there are commonalities among the regional accrediting agencies, no single agreed-on definition exists. In this article, institutional effectiveness is defined in light of the requirements of the six regional accrediting agencies, common terms are delineated, and the processes and practice of institutional effectiveness in community colleges is explored. (Contains 1 figure.) (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10