ERIC Number: ED469869
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2002
Pages: 49
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: 85338-802-5
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Governance Health Check. Diagnosing Effective Governance for FE Colleges. Second Edition. [and] Diagnosing Effective Governance for Land-Based Colleges. Second Edition.
Learning and Skills Development Agency, London (England).
These two documents are designed to assist governing bodies of England's further education (FE) and land-based colleges self-assess their performance and identify ways of improving their performance. Each document contains a "healthcheck" that requires approximately 30 minutes to complete and that was developed in response to informative feedback from 247 colleges regarding a previous questionnaire. Each document begins with a brief overview, glossary of key terms used in the questionnaire, and list of five resources. Each healthcheck contains 10 sections with questions designed to identify the following things: strengths and weaknesses within the board; the need for further briefing, development, or training of individual members; and deficiencies in the scope, adequacy, and relevance of information and support provided by the college. The items covered in the 10 sections are as follows: (1) governors' roles and responsibilities; (2) board efficiency and effectiveness; (3) strategy and mission; (4) relationships between the governing body, college, and other stakeholders; (5-9) fulfilling responsibilities and monitoring progress related to: curriculum and the learner, finance, human resources, estates and facilities management, and quality assurance; and (10) legal aspects. Although both questionnaires include identical section headings, each contains questions tailored to the specific type of college under discussion (FE or land-based college). (MN)
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Board Administrator Relationship, Check Lists, College Administration, Compliance (Legal), Curriculum, Definitions, Educational Administration, Educational Finance, Evaluation Criteria, Facilities Management, Foreign Countries, Glossaries, Governance, Governing Boards, Guidelines, Human Resources, Legal Responsibility, Organizational Effectiveness, Postsecondary Education, Quality Control, Questionnaires, Self Evaluation (Groups), Stakeholders
Publication Type: Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Practitioners; Administrators
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: Learning and Skills Development Agency, London (England).
Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (England)
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A