Accreditation Sanctions as Quality Signals in a Competitive Market for Students

Autor/in	Burnett, Christopher A.
Titel	Accreditation Sanctions as Quality Signals in a Competitive Market for Students
Quelle	In: Educational Policy, 36 (2022) 6, S.1507-1528 (22 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Burnett, Christopher A.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0895-9048
DOI	10.1177/0895904820983034
Schlagwörter	Tuition; Accreditation (Institutions); Sanctions; Competition; Declining Enrollment; Enrollment Trends; Student Recruitment; Educational Quality; Institutional Evaluation; Universities; College Choice; Two Year Colleges; Institutional Characteristics; Private Colleges; Public Colleges; Accountability; Educational Policy; Geographic Regions + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Unterweisung; Unterricht; Accreditation; Institution; Institutions; Akkreditierung; Staatliche Anerkennung; Institut; Sanction; Sanktion; Wettkampf; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; University; Universität; Studienortwahl; Privathochschule; Verantwortung; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik
Abstract	Tuition-dependent colleges and universities face increasing competition for students. This study examined whether accreditation sanctions might serve as signals of quality and relate to enrollment. Results of a panel analysis showed enrollment declined for institutions after being placed on sanction with their regional accreditor. Specifically, 4-year private not-for-profit institutions had a 7.7% decline in FTE enrollment 2 years after warning (p < 0.05) and public 4- and 2-year institutions had a 5.5% and an 9.4% relative decline in FTE 2 years after probation, respectively (p < 0.05). Additional results demonstrated that a relationship remained up to 4 years post-sanction. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01