Assessing Alumni Outcomes

Autor/in	Volkwein, J. Fredericks
Titel	Assessing Alumni Outcomes
Quelle	In: New Directions for Institutional Research, (2010), S.125-139 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0271-0579
Schlagwörter	Research Design; Institutional Research; Institutional Evaluation; Alumni; Program Effectiveness; Information Sources; Models; Evaluation Methods; Evaluation Criteria; Data Analysis; Measurement; Measurement Techniques; School Effectiveness; Colleges; Outcomes of Education; Educational Assessment; Guidelines; College Administration; Surveys; Followup Studies; College Graduates; New York + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Forschungsdesign; Institutionelle Forschung; Information source; Informationsquelle; Analogiemodell; Auswertung; Messverfahren; Messtechnik; Schuleffizienz; College; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Education; assessment; Bewertungssystem; Richtlinien; College administrators; Hochschulverwaltung; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Follow-up studies; Kontaktstudium; Hochschulabsolvent; Hochschulabsolventin
Abstract	Evaluative statements from alumni have legitimacy with both internal and external stakeholders. Thus, alumni studies can provide valuable evidence of institutional effectiveness and lend themselves to both locally designed and commercial survey instruments for data collection. Under ideal conditions, the results of alumni studies equip faculty and administrators with information for making constructive alterations to programs and curricula, as well as for demonstrating institutional effectiveness. However, several research challenges must be addressed. In this chapter, Volkwein describes the challenging problems with alumni studies. He suggests to begin the alumni study by using an outcomes model for guiding research design, data collection, and analysis. He presents some sources of information for alumni researchers, and stresses that alumni are important sources of information and support; therefore, alumni studies should occupy a prominent place in the institutional research portfolio. (Contains 2 figures.) (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10