ERIC Number: ED298847
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1988-May
Pages: 36
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Developing and Implementing a Process for the Review of Nonacademic Units. AIR 1988 Annual Forum Paper.
Brown, Marilyn K.
The process of evaluating college academic-support units is described, and the experience of the University of Maryland (College Park) with such a program is discussed. A review of the literature discusses six models: the goal-attainment model, the systems model, the process model, the multiple-constituency approach, the Goodman and Pennings framework of organizational effectiveness, and Seashore's framework for an integrated model of organizational effectiveness. The development of a framework for the review of academic-support units is discussed in relation to the following: purpose of evaluation, level of analysis, constituents to be included, domains of activity to be considered, time frame, type of data utilized, and referents. Thirteen steps in conducting an evaluation are identified, beginning with the formation of a self-study committee and consideration of external reviewers through the development of implementation plans based on the evaluation. Shortcomings and benefits of the review are discussed. The implementation process at the University of Maryland is described, including preliminary results and the role of the institutional research office. Two appendices provide guiding principles for the review of academic-support units and a list of evaluation questions. Contains 32 references. (KM)
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Speeches/Meeting Papers
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Language: English
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