Academic quality work : a handbook for improvement / William F. Massy, Steven W. Graham, and Paula Myrick Short.

By: Massy, William FContributor(s): Graham, Steven W | Short, Paula MMaterial type: TextTextPublisher: Bolton, Mass. : Anker Pub. Co., c2007Description: xxii, 282 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN: 9781933371238; 1933371234Subject(s): Education, Higher -- Aims and objectives | Education, Higher -- Evaluation | Academic achievementDDC classification: 378.1 LOC classification: LB2322.2 | .M37 2007Online resources: Table of contents only | Publisher description
Contents:
Quality matters -- Academic quality work -- Quality principles and their application -- Engaging faculty in education quality work -- Preparation and departmental self-studies -- The audit and audit report -- Auditing quality work for research and scholarship -- Campus audits and continuous improvement -- Policy recommendations.
Review: "Academic Quality Work is aimed at change agents - provosts, deans, department chairs, academic senate members, and faculty - and sponsors of quality improvement, such as trustees, foundation leaders, and legislatures. This book provides 1) the conceptual tools needed to apply audit in any academic setting, 2) materials for orientation and training, 3) examples of self-study and audit reports, and 4) testimonials from faculty."--BOOK JACKET.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-272) and index.

1. Quality matters -- 2. Academic quality work -- 3. Quality principles and their application -- 4. Engaging faculty in education quality work -- 5. Preparation and departmental self-studies -- 6. The audit and audit report -- 7. Auditing quality work for research and scholarship -- 8. Campus audits and continuous improvement -- 9. Policy recommendations.

"Academic Quality Work is aimed at change agents - provosts, deans, department chairs, academic senate members, and faculty - and sponsors of quality improvement, such as trustees, foundation leaders, and legislatures. This book provides 1) the conceptual tools needed to apply audit in any academic setting, 2) materials for orientation and training, 3) examples of self-study and audit reports, and 4) testimonials from faculty."--BOOK JACKET.

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