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ERIC Number: EJ344188
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1986
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The Second Irony: The System of Institutional Evaluation of Higher Education in the United States.
Kells, H. R.
International Journal of Institutional Management in Higher Education, v10 n2 p140-49 Jul 1986
Aspects of the system of institutional evaluation in American higher education are described and examined, including the state role, voluntary peer instiutional accreditation, institutional self-evaluation, trends, theoretical and policy considerations, and the possible applications of the U.S. system in other settings. (MSE)
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Educational Assessment, Educational Policy, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Government Role, Higher Education, Institutional Evaluation, Regional Programs, Self Evaluation (Groups), State Government
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: United States