UA cloudflare authentication

 

Power of Accreditation in U.S. Higher Education

Simple item page
dc.contributorDavis, James E
dc.contributorGilstrap, Donald
dc.contributorHardy, David
dc.contributorWebb, Nathaniel
dc.contributor.advisorLaanan, Frankie S.
dc.contributor.authorBarrett, Albertha
dc.contributor.otherUniversity of Alabama Tuscaloosa
dc.date.accessioned2022-04-13T20:33:40Z
dc.date.available2022-04-13T20:33:40Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.descriptionElectronic Thesis or Dissertationen_US
dc.description.abstractThe U.S. Department of Education (DOED) annually provides over $125 billion in financial assistance to help students pursue higher education. Accreditation assures that postsecondary institutions with access to federal student aid provide a quality education to students (GAO-18-5, 2017; Phillips & Kinser, 2018). Given the level of students’ and taxpayers’ investment in higher education, it is critical that the accreditation system effectively provide the assurance of academic quality. Yet there is a lack of knowledge of how accreditation policies and procedures are used in meeting the goals of quality assurance and improvement for all higher education institutions, as well as fulfill federal requirements. This three-article qualitative study aims to broaden the understanding of institutional accreditation at higher education institutions by examining accreditation discourses of one regional accrediting agency, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges. Additionally, the study aims to fill the gap in research studies that explore the U.S. higher education accreditation system. The purpose is to provide policymakers, college administrators, faculty, staff, current and prospective students, and other constituents with useful information to promote, better understand, and better support U.S. postsecondary education. Such understanding is valuable to institutional leaders to aid in the development of strategies for meeting academic quality standards and effective implementation or enhancement of quality improvement programs in support of their institutional mission.en_US
dc.format.mediumelectronic
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.otherhttp://purl.lib.ua.edu/176865
dc.identifier.otheru0015_0000001_0003659
dc.identifier.otherBarrett_alatus_0004D_14240
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.ua.edu/handle/123456789/8364
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Alabama Libraries
dc.relation.hasversionborn digital
dc.relation.ispartofThe University of Alabama Electronic Theses and Dissertations
dc.relation.ispartofThe University of Alabama Libraries Digital Collections
dc.rightsAll rights reserved by the author unless otherwise indicated.en_US
dc.subjectAccreditation
dc.subjectHBCUs
dc.subjectHigher education
dc.titlePower of Accreditation in U.S. Higher Educationen_US
dc.typethesis
dc.typetext
etdms.degree.departmentUniversity of Alabama. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
etdms.degree.disciplineHigher Education Administration
etdms.degree.grantorThe University of Alabama
etdms.degree.leveldoctoral
etdms.degree.nameEd.D.

Files

Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
u0015_0000001_0003659.pdf
Size:
1003.34 KB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Download

Collections

Theses and Dissertations
Theses and Dissertations - Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering (ECE)