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ERIC Number: ED268906
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1986-Feb
Pages: 16
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Problems in Researching Topics Related to Program Review: A Case Study. ASHE 1986 Annual Meeting Paper.
Breier, Barbara E.
The multiple perspectives of participants in a program review process at three schools of education were determined, along with the effect of these perspectives on enactment of program review policies. Participating schools were Emporia State University, which has a large teacher education program, and the University of Kansas and Kansas State University, both of which are comprehensive research institutions with highly visible and politically sensitive schools of education. The objective was to understand the evolution of the program review process as it occurred over time. A case study approach involved document review over an 11-month period; nonparticipant observation; and interviews with 48 university staff, Kansas Board of Regents members, and legislative staff who had participated in program review. Problems included: people holding positions in the universities changed over the period of the education review; school of education faculty, staff, and administrators tended to have a negative view about the review process, while university administrators, board members, and legislative staff tended to have positive views; participants were anxious about the review and reluctant to share information about the review process, and the political nature of the program review. Implications for research on program review are briefly considered. (SW)
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Speeches/Meeting Papers
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Language: English
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