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Dana S. Dunn is a professor of psychology and director of the Learning in Common Curriculum at Moravian College. The author or editor of numerous books, he serves on the editorial boards of several journals.
Maureen A. McCarthy is a professor of psychology at Kennesaw State University. She previously served as the associate executive director for the Office of Precollege and Undergraduate Programs at the American Psychological Association.
Suzanne C. Baker is a professor of psychology at James Madison University, where she also serves as assistant department head in psychology. She has authored several book chapters and articles on teaching.
Jane S. Halonen is professor of psychology and the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of West Florida. She is the author of Your Guide to College Success.
Foreword | |
Peggy Maki | |
Preface | |
About the Authors | |
Introduction: The Case for Quality Benchmarks | |
The Need for Quality Benchmarks in Undergraduate Programs | |
Benchmarking for Eight Key Program Domains | |
The View from the Top: Checking the Climate and the Leadership of a Program | |
First Things First: Attending to Assessment Issues, Accountability, and Accreditation | |
The New Architecture of Learning Design: Focusing on Student Learning Outcomes | |
Evaluating Curricula | |
Student Development: Solving the Great Puzzle | |
Constructively Evaluating Faculty Characteristics | |
Back to Basics: Program Resources | |
The Art, Science, and Craft of Administrative Support | |
Benchmarking in Practice | |
Benchmarking Quality in Challenging Contexts: The Arts, Humanities, and Interdisciplinary Programs | |
Special Issues in Benchmarking in the Natural Sciences | |
Conducting a Self-Study | |
Serving Our Students and Our Institutions | |
Using Benchmarking to Serve as an External Reviewer | |
Sources of Data | |
Assessment Materials for the Arts | |
Disciplinary Accrediting Organizations for Bachelor's Degree Programs Currently Recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) | |
References | |
Index | |
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