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faculty is apparent, the role of faculty in the accreditation process has been solidified byboth AAUP and CHEA.Impact of Accreditation on Faculty MembersSeveral studies have been conducted on the impact of the accreditation process onfaculty. Brase (1964) studied curriculum changes at selected two-year colleges initiatedby the evaluation process used by the Middle States Association of College and Schoolsaccrediting body. He asserted that:During the 1-year period following accreditation committee visits to four juniorcolleges, the author visited these institutions and studied their self evaluationreports and the visiting committee reports in an effort to determine the effects ofthe accreditation process on the quality of instruction. While actions were taken asresults of both the self-studies and the committee recommendations, the latteraccounted for most of these actions. The visiting committee recommendations arethe most influential change stimulus in the accrediting process. Changes incurriculum were most numerous. (Brase, 1964, abstract)This study implies that the accreditation experience does indeed bring about changes, asaccreditors‘ recommendations influenced faculty to undertake curricular changes.Nichols (1995), in Assessment Case Studies: Common Issues in Implementationwith Various Campus Approaches to Resolution, found that faculty members have anincreased desire to play an active role in the self-study portion of the accreditationprocess and an increased desire to become a member of accreditation peer committees.By becoming members of peer committees, faculty indicated an interest in affectinginstitutional effectiveness and student learning assessment procedures from inside theaccreditation process. Nichols (1995) concluded:Clearly the best motivation situation existed for faculty ‗buy-in‘ [of accreditationpractices] when faculty: originated the process, did not feel threatened, and wereprovided with a substantial role in shaping the process. Indication of the intent ofthe institution to use the results in a formative manner early in the [accreditation]process was found to be a key in faculty motivation.
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