Adding It Up: Using Metrics to Deliver a Better-Educated Workforce

Autor/in	Reindl, Travis
Titel	Adding It Up: Using Metrics to Deliver a Better-Educated Workforce
Quelle	In: Trusteeship, 19 (2011) 6, S.24-27 (4 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1068-1027
Schlagwörter	Economic Progress; Outcomes of Education; Metric System; Labor Force Development; College Outcomes Assessment; Educational Needs; Graduation Rate; Efficiency; Educational Attainment; Education Work Relationship; Accountability; Benchmarking; Board of Education Policy; Governing Boards; Academic Standards; Standard Setting; Measurement Techniques + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Economic growth; Wirtschaftswachstum; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Metrischer Raum; Arbeitskräftebestand; Educational need; Bildungsbedarf; Effectiveness; Effektivität; Wirkungsgrad; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Verantwortung; Governing body; Governing bodies; Leitungsgremium; Standardisierung; Messtechnik
Abstract	As states struggle to boost economic growth and create new jobs, colleges must change to help meet the demand for talented workers. Boards of public institutions need new metrics to determine how well they are meeting statewide workforce goals. States must focus more on measuring higher education's effectiveness and efficiency, especially when it comes to producing career-ready graduates. To that end, the NGA Center has identified four basic questions and related metrics that will help governors, on the state level, and board members, on the institutional or state level, assess the performance of their campuses and systems, as well as establish and evaluate investment priorities. These include: (1) How well are institutions meeting the state's need for an educated workforce and supporting progress toward longer-term economic goals?; (2) Of the students enrolled, how many students are graduating?; (3) What is the return on investment for states and institutions in terms of the number of completed certificates and degrees?; and (4) How can colleges demonstrate that degree-attainment and efficiency gains are being achieved without sacrificing student learning? (Contains 1 resource.) (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10