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Peer reviewedKells, H. R. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 1981
Most assessment efforts suffer from being externally imposed on reluctant institutions. Factors that appear to influence the effectiveness of the various kinds of assessment attempts, their purpose and design, and their relationship to the ongoing health and prospects for institutions are discussed. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Planning, Educational Objectives, Higher Education
Peer reviewedMora, Jose-Gines; Vidal, Javier – New Directions for Institutional Research, 1998
Discussion of the introduction of quality assurance into Spanish universities gives a brief recent history of the university system, describes first experiences in quality assessment during the 1990s and their results, and explains the structure and outcomes of the 1995 institutionalization of a national program for institutional evaluation.…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Outcomes Assessment, Educational History, Educational Quality
Direct linkMusoba, Glenda Droogsma – New Directions for Institutional Research, 2006
Evaluation can provide the assessment information for considering program change as well as be integral to the program design and pilot test of any new institutional intervention. (Contains 4 tables.)
Descriptors: Program Design, Program Evaluation, Inquiry, Program Development
