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Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1982
The text of federal oversight hearings on Title III of the Institutional Aid Program is presented. Statements by various college administrators, higher education association representatives, and state legislators are included. The proposed regulations were issued pursuant to Title III of the Education Amendments of 1980. In addition to clarifying…
Descriptors: Accountability, Black Colleges, Community Colleges, Developing Institutions
Advanced Technology, Inc., Reston, VA. – 1983
The issues, options, and procedures for annually measuring overall payment error in the Pell Grant program are specified in detail. Guidelines for establishing a definition of Pell Grant payment error are provided, and the design issues related to error measurement are examined. A comparison is made of options for selecting a study sample and for…
Descriptors: Accountability, Compliance (Legal), Costs, Data Collection
Riesman, David – 1980
The rapid growth of student consumerism in higher education is examined, including increased litigation against colleges by students and expanded federal efforts to protect student interests by regulating institutions. The consequences on teaching and learning of the escalating competition for student customers is analyzed. Chapters discuss: the…
Descriptors: Accountability, College Choice, College Curriculum, College Faculty
PDF pending restorationStampen, Jacob O. – 1978
Recent interactions between the state government (and to a lesser extent the federal government) and public higher education in Wisconsin are examined, and some of the major issues and actions from 1965 to the present are reviewed in order to identify imbalances that could jeopardize a"health tension" between the two sectors. Some of the…
Descriptors: Accountability, Collective Bargaining, College Faculty, College Role
Direct linkNelson, Adam R. – University of Chicago Press, 2005
In recent years, federal mandates in education have become the subject of increasing debate. Adam R. Nelson's "The Elusive Ideal"--a postwar history of federal involvement in the Boston public schools--provides lessons from the past that shed light on the continuing struggles of urban public schools today. This far-reaching analysis…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Public Schools, Equal Education, Racial Integration
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and the Workforce. – 1997
These hearings were concerned with the authorization of the Higher Education Act 1998 amendments. The hearing focused on affordability of postsecondary education, simplifying the student financial aid system, and academic quality for students. The document reports testimony of representatives of professional associations and Pennsylvania…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Accountability, Community Colleges, Compliance (Legal)
Glenny, Lyman A.; Bowen, Frank M. – 1977
State intervention in higher education is discussed, and state and federal regulations that affect higher education are discussed and contrasted. The structures and procedures by which states intervene in higher education are outlined, and the issue of institutional autonomy is considered. Policy areas through which the state can affect higher…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Accountability, College Administration, Federal Government
Miller, Scott; And Others – 1980
Financial aid practices identified as warranting improved and/or more consistent administration on the institutional level are examined. The following areas were selected for study because of their emergence as sources of conflicting or inefficient management practices from institution to institution: the role of the financial aid office in the…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrative Organization, Administrator Role, Ancillary School Services
Stalcup, Robert J.; And Others – 1979
The effects of legislation, regulations, and case law on higher education administration is discussed, and projections are offered regarding tenure, collective bargaining, use of legal counsel, affirmative action, academic due process, torts, search and seizure, privacy, and the First Amendment. Ways in which administrators in colleges and…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrators, Affirmative Action, Civil Rights
Bailey, Stephen K. – 1979
The quality of college programs at 13 U.S. military bases and the activities of various agencies for maintaining quality control were evaluated. Based on site visits to military bases in the continental United States and Hawaii in 1978, some academic programs appeared to have few standards and practices that promote quality. It is claimed that…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Academic Standards, Accountability, Accrediting Agencies
Felder, Joseph; Ring, David – 1980
The effectiveness and efficiency of procedures employed by the federal government and participating education institutions to operate and manage the campus based and Basic Educational Opportunity Grant assistance programs are evaluated. Information was obtained by mail surveys of 756 colleges and universities. An overview is presented of the…
Descriptors: Accountability, College Students, Compliance (Legal), Educational Finance
Mikulecky, Larry – 2003
A review of current literature identifies three growing trends. First, there has been an increase in legislatively mandated accountability that requires taxpayer-funded education and research programs be demonstrated effective by "scientifically based research." To receive federal monies programs must emphasize quantitative,…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Articulation (Education)
Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention, Newton, MA. – 1997
This volume contains 6 of the 17 papers written under the auspices of the Approaches to Accountability in Prevention Program sponsored by the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (ED) from 1988 through 1991 to foster the development of papers examining theoretical applications of alcohol and other drug (AOD) prevention programs at…
Descriptors: Accountability, Alcohol Abuse, Alcohol Education, College Environment
Klinger, Donna; Iwanowski, Jay – Business Officer, 1997
A number of current issues and initiatives in higher education are highlighted, including impending reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, the need for advocacy of higher education in public policy arenas, a University of Florida program combining accountability and institutional autonomy, and institutional compliance with nonresident alien…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Accountability, College Administration, Educational Trends
Ewell, Peter; Wellman, Jane – 1997
As public funds decline and the political climate changes, accountability and quality assurance are important issues for U.S. colleges and universities, and institutional leaders are concerned about a shift away from the established institution-centered structures, toward government-mandated, standards-driven systems. This paper explores the…
Descriptors: Accountability, Accreditation (Institutions), Audits (Verification), College Outcomes Assessment
