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Bers, Trudy H.; Head, Ronald B. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2014
In this age of educational accountability, there is an increasing emphasis on assessment and institutional effectiveness, not only in the academic arena but also in other aspects of community college operation, such as fiscal health and stability, revenue generation, resource allocation, facilities, workforce development, and community enrichment…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Finance, Accountability, Financial Services
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Head, Ronald B. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2011
The origins of institutional effectiveness are traced, its evolution within community colleges is described, the use of the term "institutional effectiveness" is analyzed, and a practical, operational definition of the term is presented. The author hopes that this definition and the discussion in this article prove useful to community college…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Institutional Evaluation, Evaluation Criteria, College Role
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Head, Ronald B.; Johnson, Michael S. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2011
The term "institutional effectiveness" was developed in response to accreditation, and this emphasizes the large extent to which accreditation drives institutional effectiveness efforts on community college campuses. There are two general types of accreditation. "Institutional accreditation" is the process by which institutions of higher education…
Descriptors: Institutional Evaluation, Accreditation (Institutions), Standards, Case Studies