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Author:   Paul L. Gaston ,  Eduardo M. Ochoa
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   Stylus Publishing
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.494kg
ISBN:  

9781579227623

ISBN 10:   1579227627
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   04 December 2013
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Foreword - Eduardo M. Ochoa Preface. The State of the Union and the State of Accreditation Acknowledgments Introduction 1. QUESTIONS THAT SHOULD BE FREQUENTLY ASKED 2. MANY MISSIONS, MANY MASTERS. AN EVOLVING CHALLENGE 3. WHAT ARE THE PROBLEMS?. ISSUES CONCERNING ACCREDITATION 4. WHAT’S TO BE DONE? INDICTMENTS AND PROPOSALS 5. HOW REGIONAL ACCREDITATION IS CHANGING—AND WHY IT MUST 6. HOW NATIONAL ACCREDITATION IS CHANGING—AND WHY IT MUST 7. HOW SPECIALIZED ACCREDITATION IS CHANGING—AND WHY IT MUST 8. CONSIDERING PRIORITIES FOR CHANGE AGAIN FOR THE FIRST TIME Appendix A. An Acronymic Guide to Accreditation References Index

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Paul Gaston has done a masterful job of reviewing the history and practice of accreditation in our country. Our way of doing accreditation plays a key role in the strength of American Higher Education. It is very useful to have such an excellent and nuanced review of accreditation from Paul who is so committed to helping campuses improve their work with students and who has such deep experience in the university. -- (05/01/2013) There is a remarkable lack of awareness of the considerable work of the past twenty-five years in assessment of learning, in shifting to student-centered pedagogies, in explicit formulation of learning outcomes, and in developing continuous improvement processes in higher education. Paul Gaston is absolutely right that higher education needs to articulate a shared vision of our work and its significance for the nation. Without such a vision, the issues will be framed by others who are less well-informed, and the policy consequences will be--and have been--unfortunate. Paul Gaston's thoughtful book gives us a balanced assessment of American higher-education accreditation and recommends a measured set of reforms to meet the challenges of this new era. -- (08/01/2013) Among all the 21st century proposals aimed at improving accreditation, Gaston has got it just right. His thoughtful, compelling, and comprehensive framework, recognizing important developments in accrediting practices to date, calls for accelerated innovations in practices, processes, standards, requirements, and priorities across regional, specialized, and national accreditors. Identifying the complex set of changing and challenging realities that higher education faces, such as new educational providers and modes of learning, an enhanced focus on evidence of student achievement, or the shifting financial sands of higher education, Gaston identifies clear parameters for necessary collaborative reform across accreditors. Let the reform begin. -- (06/01/2013) Accreditation is the lighting rod of higher education, but few understand the nuanced complex changes in the field. Political leaders want to assure that students can transition from two- to four-year institutions without losing credits. University leaders want accreditation to cost less and be less intrusive. Students want it to make colleges more affordable. Few authors could write a book on accreditation that diverse stakeholders would demand in their library, but Paul Gaston has crafted a balanced, thoughtful explanation of accreditation. With higher education changing faster than it has at any period in its history, Gaston's book is a must-read to understand the sea change impacting higher education and how accreditation can impact our future. -- (08/01/2013)

There is a remarkable lack of awareness of the considerable work of the past twenty-five years in assessment of learning, in shifting to student-centered pedagogies, in explicit formulation of learning outcomes, and in developing continuous improvement processes in higher education. Paul Gaston is absolutely right that higher education needs to articulate a shared vision of our work and its significance for the nation. Without such a vision, the issues will be framed by others who are less well-informed, and the policy consequences will be--and have been--unfortunate. Paul Gaston's thoughtful book gives us a balanced assessment of American higher-education accreditation and recommends a measured set of reforms to meet the challenges of this new era. --Eduardo M. Ochoa, President, California State University, Monterey Bay, and former U.S. Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education (08/01/2013) Accreditation is the lighting rod of higher education, but few understand the nuanced complex changes in the field. Political leaders want to assure that students can transition from two- to four-year institutions without losing credits. University leaders want accreditation to cost less and be less intrusive. Students want it to make colleges more affordable. Few authors could write a book on accreditation that diverse stakeholders would demand in their library, but Paul Gaston has crafted a balanced, thoughtful explanation of accreditation. With higher education changing faster than it has at any period in its history, Gaston's book is a must-read to understand the sea change impacting higher education and how accreditation can impact our future. --Robert G. Frank, President, The University of New Mexico (08/01/2013) Among all the 21st century proposals aimed at improving accreditation, Gaston has got it just right. His thoughtful, compelling, and comprehensive framework, recognizing important developments in accrediting practices to date, calls for accelerated innovations in practices, processes, standards, requirements, and priorities across regional, specialized, and national accreditors. Identifying the complex set of changing and challenging realities that higher education faces, such as new educational providers and modes of learning, an enhanced focus on evidence of student achievement, or the shifting financial sands of higher education, Gaston identifies clear parameters for necessary collaborative reform across accreditors. Let the reform begin. --Peggy Maki, Education Consultant Specializing in Assessing Student Learning (06/01/2013) Paul Gaston has done a masterful job of reviewing the history and practice of accreditation in our country. Our way of doing accreditation plays a key role in the strength of American Higher Education. It is very useful to have such an excellent and nuanced review of accreditation from Paul who is so committed to helping campuses improve their work with students and who has such deep experience in the university. --Scott E. Evenbeck, President of the New Community College at The City University of New York. (05/01/2013)

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Paul L. Gaston, Trustees Professor Emeritus at Kent State University (Ohio), has served four universities as a faculty member, dean, and provost. Having offered 14 years of university service as a provost (Northern Kentucky and Kent State), he has focused more recently on teaching, writing, and consulting.His recent books include General Education Transformed: How We Can, Why We Must (AAC&U, 2015), Higher Education Accreditation: How It’s Changing, Why It Must (Stylus Publishing, 2014), General Education and Liberal Learning (AAC&U, 2010), The Challenge of Bologna: What U.S. Higher Education Has to Learn from Europe and Why It Matters That We Learn It (Stylus Publishing, 2010), and Revising General Education, with Jerry Gaff (AAC&U, 2009). His most recent book prior to this one, Ohio’s Craft Beers (Kent State University Press, 2017), explores alternate approaches to “higher” education.His more than 50 published articles on literature and higher education include studies of the British hymn tradition, Anthony Powell, George Herbert, the role of the provost in fund-raising, the Bologna Process, minor league baseball, accreditation reform, Il Gattopardo, interart analogies, and the cultures of futures markets. He is one of the four original authors of the influential Degree Qualifications Profile (Lumina Foundation: 2011, 2015.)He received his degrees from Southeastern Louisiana College (BA) and from the University of Virginia (MA, Ph.D.), where he was a Woodrow Wilson Fellow. He is now Distinguished Fellow at the Association of American Colleges and Universities and a consultant to Lumina Foundation. He lives in Northeast Ohio with his wife, Eileen, and two cats, Scout and Binx. For recreation, he enjoys hiking, cycling, reading, and supporting Chelsea (soccer) and the St. Louis Cardinals. His Twitter name is CardsFaninOhio. Eduardo M. Ochoa is interim president of California State University, Monterey Bay. He served in the Obama Administration as the U.S. as

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