Description
Book SynopsisThe first comprehensive overview charting the accountability of higher education. As the price tag of higher education continues to rise, colleges and universities across the country are under increasing pressure to demonstrate their value. Graded on numerous metrics, including cost and ability to prepare students for the job market, colleges must satisfy requirements from multiple stakeholders. State and federal governments demand greater accountability. Foundations and private donors, as well as today's parents and students, approach education with a consumer sensibility. How can colleges navigate these pressures while trying to stay true to their missions and values? In Higher Education Accountability, Robert Kelchen delivers the first comprehensive overview of how colleges in the United States came to face such overwhelming scrutiny. Beginning with the earliest efforts to regulate schools, Kelchen reveals the rationale behind accountability and outlines the historical development
Trade ReviewKelchen takes a wide scope that tracks the history of efforts to prod colleges to do better, while also looking at the current environment and giving clues about what's to come.
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Inside Higher EdTable of ContentsAcknowledgments
Introduction
1. The Theoretical Underpinnings of Accountability
2. The Historical Development of Higher Education Accountability
3. Federal Accountability Policies
4. State Accountability Policies
5. Accreditation and Accountability
6. Private-Sector Accountability
7. Institutional Accountability Policies and Practices
8. Ten Lessons Learned from Accountability Policies
9. The Future of Higher Education Accountability
Notes
References
Index
