Standards of Quality: Accreditation Guidelines Redesigned

Autor/inn/en	Forsythe, Hazel; Andrews, Frances; Stanley, M. Sue; Anderson, Carol L.
Titel	Standards of Quality: Accreditation Guidelines Redesigned
Quelle	In: Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, 103 (2011) 2, S.9-16 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1082-1651
Schlagwörter	Program Evaluation; Academic Standards; Educational Quality; Guidelines; Accreditation (Institutions); Standard Setting; Institutional Evaluation; Audits (Verification); Program Administration; Focus Groups; Administrator Attitudes; Teacher Attitudes; Review (Reexamination); Design Requirements + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Richtlinien; Accreditation; Institution; Institutions; Akkreditierung; Staatliche Anerkennung; Institut; Standardisierung; Lehrerverhalten; Wiederholungsprüfung; Design preferences; Gestaltungsmittel
Abstract	To ensure optimal standards for AAFCS program accreditation, the Council for Accreditation (CFA) conducted a review and revision of the "2001 AAFCS Standards for Accreditation." The CFA took a three-pronged approach including (a) a review of academic accreditations that had relationships to the FCS disciplines, (b) concept, content, and process surveys of faculty and chairs in accredited and non-accredited programs, and (c) constituent input from the AAFCS Collegiate Assembly. The CFA analyzed, distilled, and internalized all data collected and developed a plan to revise the 2001 standards. The revision focused on (a) showcasing program excellence, (b) emphasizing the importance of the integrative, synergistic nature of the Body of Knowledge (BOK) and how it is embedded across academic program(s), (c) including assessment to determine program quality and to inform change, (d) emphasizing diversity, (e) de-emphasizing an institution's academic program structure, and (f) removing redundancy. The outcome is a leaner, updated, reorganized document that lets AAFCS programs demonstrate excellence and creativity as well as maintain/enhance their reputations within their academic and constituent communities. (Contains 4 tables.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10