Showing papers in "New Directions for Higher Education in 2009"
TL;DR: In this article, the authors summarized institutional best practices in the assessment of service-learning, and proposed a framework for service learning assessment in service learning systems, based on the best practices of service learning.
Abstract: This chapter summarizes institutional best practices in the assessment of service-learning.
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TL;DR: In 2005, the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching (CFAT) stirred the higher education world with the announcement of a new classification for institutions that engage with community as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: In 2005, the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching (CFAT) stirred the higher education world with the announcement of a new classification for institutions that engage with community. The classification, community engagement, is the first in a set of planned classification schemes resulting from the foundation’s reexamination of the traditional Carnegie classification system. The new classifications are intended to provide flexibility, closer match of data with purpose, and a multidimensional approach for better representing institutional identity. The first of those new schemes, community engagement, has prompted a flurry of inquiry, self-assessment, documentation, and development of engagement practices as educators in colleges and universities strive to qualify for the classification.
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TL;DR: An overview of self-regulation of higher education through accreditation, the primary means by which US colleges and universities assure and improve academic quality can be found in this article, where the authors provide an overview of their work.
Abstract: This chapter provides an overview of self-regulation of higher education through accreditation, the primary means by which US colleges and universities assure and improve academic quality
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TL;DR: Community engaged colleges and universities are revising promotion and tenure policies to reward community-engaged scholarship as discussed by the authors, which is similar to the one we adopt in this paper. But with a different emphasis.
Abstract: Community-engaged colleges and universities are revising promotion and tenure policies to reward community-engaged scholarship.
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TL;DR: In this paper, assessment is viewed as an innovation to be adopted by the people in a particular institutional setting, and it is possible to identify those aspects of leadership and planned change that will most facilitate its successful adoption.
Abstract: By viewing assessment as an innovation to be adopted by the people in a particular institutional setting, it is possible to identify those aspects of leadership and planned change that will most facilitate its successful adoption.
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TL;DR: In the current environment, presidents and chancellors can expect to have their institutions under nearly continuous scrutiny from regional accrediting bodies as discussed by the authors, which can be seen as an indicator of the state of the country.
Abstract: In the current environment, presidents and chancellors can expect to have their institutions under nearly continuous scrutiny from regional accrediting bodies.
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TL;DR: A range of instruments and strategies have been employed to benchmark and measure the institutionalization of community engagement as discussed by the authors, and a range of metrics and tools have been used to measure community engagement.
Abstract: A range of instruments and strategies has been employed to benchmark and measure the institutionalization of community engagement.
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TL;DR: This paper argued that student athletes may sacrifice some of the benefits that come with having more fully experienced higher education by having a more fully-experienced higher education, and that they may lose some of their benefits.
Abstract: Student athletes may sacrifice some of the benefits that come with having more fully experienced higher education
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TL;DR: The conflicts inherent in their academic and athletic identities through seeking synergies can be managed by managing the conflicts inherent within the two identities as discussed by the authors, which is a common practice in many organizations.
Abstract: Institutions can manage the conflicts inherent in their academic and athletic identities through seeking synergies.
TL;DR: In this article, the characteristics and choices of leaders in Carnegie community-engaged classified institutions are examined, and the authors examine the characteristics of the leaders of these institutions and their roles.
Abstract: This chapter examines the characteristics and choices of leaders in Carnegie community-engaged classified institutions.
TL;DR: The Carnegie data offer important information about how institutions allocate funding for engagement and develop marketing and fundraising campaigns to support engagement activities as mentioned in this paper, which can be used to understand the allocation of resources for engagement activities.
Abstract: The Carnegie data offer important information about how institutions allocate funding for engagement and develop marketing and fundraising campaigns to support engagement activities.
TL;DR: In this article, the authors propose reform initiatives for improving academic and financial oversight, but the ideas do not always conform to faculty perceptions and opinions, and the ideas are not always aligned with faculty perceptions.
Abstract: Recent reform initiatives have offered ideas for improving academic and financial oversight, but the ideas do not always conform to faculty perceptions and opinions
TL;DR: In this article, better data can make clearer the relationships among athletics, institutional finances, and prestige, and it can help to understand the relationships between athletics, academia, and the general public.
Abstract: Better data can make clearer the relationships among athletics, institutional finances, and prestige.
TL;DR: In this article, the authors describe how institutions are changing their athletic conference affiliation as a way to advance their ambitions, and present a survey of the impact of these affiliations on the sport.
Abstract: Institutions are changing their athletic conference affiliation as a way to advance their ambitions.
TL;DR: The racial and other diversity that marks so many teams brings with it the benefits that come with being in a multicultural campus environment as discussed by the authors, and the benefits of being a part of such an environment can be seen as a benefit.
Abstract: The racial and other diversity that marks so many teams brings with it the benefits that come with being in a multicultural campus environment.
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors describe various community-campus partnerships and offer practical recommendations for forming and evaluating reciprocal relationships and propose a framework to evaluate reciprocal relationships among community-student organizations.
Abstract: This chapter describes various community-campus partnerships and offers practical recommendations for forming and evaluating reciprocal relationships.
TL;DR: In this article, enhanced academic success and social integration may be a product for students who are sports fans, and the authors propose an approach for sports fans to improve their academic success.
Abstract: Enhanced academic success and social integration may be a product for students who are sports fans.
TL;DR: The changing landscape of American higher education presents serious challenges to the future of accreditation as mentioned in this paper, and the future challenges of higher education need to be addressed at every level of the higher education system.
Abstract: The changing landscape of American higher education presents serious challenges to the future of accreditation.
TL;DR: An examination of the experiences of the Teacher Education Accreditation Council highlights the conflicting and sometimes incompatible expectations for accreditation as discussed by the authors, which highlights the need for the Council to be able to adapt to the needs of teachers.
Abstract: An examination of the experiences of the Teacher Education Accreditation Council highlights the conflicting and sometimes incompatible expectations for accreditation.
TL;DR: In this article, the authors used technology to maximize the effectiveness of academic advising for students in virtual institutions, which can be used to increase the academic success of virtual students in their studies.
Abstract: Technology can be used to maximize the effectiveness of academic advising for students in virtual institutions.
TL;DR: In this article, the authors highlight what is distinctive and notable about institutions, important in the minds of consumers interested in purchasing something more than just a generic product, and highlight the importance of institutions.
Abstract: Brands underscore what is distinctive and notable about institutions, important in the minds of consumers interested in purchasing something more than just a generic product.
TL;DR: In this paper, an external perspective suggests points of convergence and difference between the U.S. and Japanese approaches to quality assurance in higher education, and the authors propose a method to compare the two approaches.
Abstract: An external perspective suggests points of convergence and difference between the U.S. and Japanese approaches to quality assurance in higher education.
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss the role of accreditation as the sole opportunity for all parts of an institution to inquire together and in depth about the totality of their mission, and propose a solution to this problem.
Abstract: Accreditation may be the sole opportunity for all parts of an institution to inquire together and in depth about the totality of their mission.
TL;DR: In this article, the experiences, outcomes, and lessons learned from the first wave of Carnegie classified community-engaged institutions are discussed, along with the experiences and outcomes of the Carnegie Challenge.
Abstract: What are the experiences, outcomes, and lessons learned from the first wave of Carnegie classified community-engaged institutions?
TL;DR: In this article, the authors stress the importance of strategic planning and understanding online learning as a business, and propose a framework for online learning in VU, which can be used in a variety of scenarios.
Abstract: VU leaders stress the importance of strategic planning and understanding online learning as a business.