College Accreditation: Managing Internal Revitalization and Public Respect

Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 8
List of Tables and Figures......Page 10
Preface......Page 12
Acknowledgments......Page 16
1 Introduction......Page 18
Part One: A Look at College Accreditation......Page 26
2 A Brief History of College Accreditation......Page 28
3 New Techniques for Accreditation Today......Page 40
4 Accreditation under Fire......Page 46
5 The Need for Accreditation Management......Page 56
Part Two: The Accreditation Process......Page 62
6 Getting Started on Accreditation......Page 64
7 The Application for Accreditation......Page 70
8 The Self-Evaluation Analysis......Page 74
9 The Peer-Review Visit......Page 84
10 Publication of the Evaluation......Page 88
11 Following the Accreditation On-Site Evaluation......Page 92
Part Three: Managing Accreditation at Colleges and Universities......Page 96
12 Accreditation Management......Page 98
13 Planning Accreditation......Page 110
14 Organizational and Staffing Issues in Managing Accreditation......Page 126
15 Controlling and Directing Accreditation......Page 132
16 Writing the Self-Study Report......Page 138
17 Budgeting for Accreditation Management......Page 146
Part Four: New Strategies for Accreditation......Page 148
18 Using Management Quality Techniques for Accreditation......Page 150
19 New Electronic Tools to Support Accreditation Strategies......Page 162
20 Accreditation of Distance Education......Page 176
21 Conclusion......Page 188
Appendix A—Recognized Accrediting Organizations......Page 196
Appendix B—Nonrecognized College Accreditation Agencies......Page 204
Appendix C—Accreditation Eligibility Requirements......Page 216
Appendix D—Institutional Newsletter Content Prior to Accreditation Visit......Page 220
Appendix E—Accreditation in the United States......Page 222
Appendix F—Sample Guidelines for a Regional Accreditation Self-Study Report......Page 238
References......Page 248
C......Page 262
P......Page 263
Z......Page 264