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Peer reviewedPaldy, Lester G. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 1980
The progress of the study of the National Science Foundation to analyze their peer review procedures is discussed. The results of the first part of the study, published in 1978, are given and questions are posed that are the focus of the second phase of the study. (SA)
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Foundation Programs, Higher Education, Peer Evaluation
Peebles, Lynn – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1986
Concern about the quality of public colleges and universities and the effectiveness of mechanisms for governing and financing them have led states to launch reviews of their higher education systems. The experiences of four states (Arkansas, Kentucky, Michigan, and Minnesota) are described. (MLW)
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Educational Quality, Government School Relationship, Higher Education
Download full textBarak, Robert J.; Berdahl, Robert O. – 1978
The state of the art of state-level academic program review is presented. The growth of state agency reviews and three types of state coordinating agencies are discussed. The relation of program review to budget review and planning is outlined, and a description is provided of what programs are reviewed, the criteria for reviewing new programs,…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Educational Assessment, Educational Objectives
Jackson, Evelyn W.; And Others – 1985
The Medical/Dental Education Preparatory Program (MEDPREP) at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine at Carbondale prepares underrepresented minorities for medical school admission. This paper reports on the evaluation of the MEDPREP Summer Review program by the comparison of participant and non-participant score gains on the Medical…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Admission (School), College Entrance Examinations
Holdaway, Edward A.; And Others – CSSHE Professional File, 1991
From 1980 to 1991, the University of Alberta undertook systematic reviews of all its academic and support units mostly for program improvement purposes, but also to acquire information for planning and budget decisions. This report responds to a 1988 request to examine the University's 1980-1988 experience with program reviews and to recommend…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), College Outcomes Assessment, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Assessment
