Conditions Supporting a Culture of Assessment in Student Affairs Divisions at Small Colleges and Universities

Seagraves, B.; Dean, Laura A.

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“…Small and specialist HEIs normally have a strong regional role with an emphasis on translational research (Brockhurst, Miller and Westwood, 2014), and offer courses with a more vocational nature (Pickard, 2016). Seagraves and Dean (2010) also argue that these institutions have some further unique qualities: they generally have a small physical campus and employ a small number of staff. Pickard (2016) finds that although small specialist HEIs might employ less core staff, they employ a much higher proportion of part-time specialist teaching staff from industry.…”

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“…Furthermore, due to the environment of collegiality in small and specialist HEIs, institutional changes tend to be immediately visible to individual students, which requires a more careful approach by the course leader, who is the bridge between the institution and the students (Seagraves and Dean, 2010). These authors also argue that although student numbers in small and specialist HEIs are smaller, students have the same needs as their counterparts in large institutions.…”

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Course leadership in small specialist UK higher education – a review

Veggel

Howlett

2018

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Purpose -The purpose of this paper is to review the literature with regards to the course leader in small and specialist higher education in the United Kingdom.Design/methodology/approach -First, the role of the course leader is explored, followed by an evaluation of the barriers to effective course management. This is then followed by a discussion of mitigating solutions to the barriers identified. Course leadership is then reviewed in the context of small and specialist higher education. Finally, areas for future research are suggested.Findings -Course leadership in the UK is a role with wide ranging responsibilities, but is underappreciated by the higher education sector. Various barriers have been identified, and some solutions proposed, in the literature, but problems remain.Originality/value -Course leadership is an underappreciated area with little academic literature available, even though issues have been reported since the 1990s. This paper critically evaluates and summarises the issues, and shows that they are still current. It also proposes solutions and areas of further research so that issues can be resolved for betterment of the higher education sector.

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Section: Course Leadership In Small and Specialist Higher Education Imentioning

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Section: Course Leadership In Small and Specialist Higher Education Imentioning

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Course leadership in small specialist UK higher education – a review

Veggel

Howlett

2018

IJEM

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“…Might punitive actions be taken? For career professionals to embrace assessment, leadership must clearly demonstrate that assessment is valued as an endeavor to improve student development (e.g., Banta, ; Seagraves & Dean, ). Results are used to recognize successes where appropriate.…”

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Framing Assessment for Career Services: Telling Our Story

Makela

Rooney

2014

New Drctns for Student Srvcs

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“…Seagraves and Dean (2010) found that support from an institution's chief student affairs offi cer was an important condition in supporting a culture of assessment. Being visible at assessment-related events, articulating clearly the importance of assessment, asking about assessment efforts, and making decisions informed by assessment are means by which an institution' s chief student affairs officer can demonstrate strong leadership.…”

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The Role of the Assessment Coordinator in a Division of Student Affairs

Livingston

Zerulik

2013

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Assessment is an essential element of any successful student affairs division. With regional accrediting bodies and university constituents emphasizing the need to create a culture of evidence that provides an opportunity for refl ection about the effectiveness of programs and services, assessment is a top priority on college campuses. Central to creating this culture of evidence is the assessment coordinator.Assessment coordinators have various roles in student affairs divisions. They may serve as director of an assessment department or as chair of an assessment committee, or have a percentage of their full-time duties designated for assessment. Further, assessment coordinators may report to the chief student affairs offi cer or to the director of a department, or have a dotted-line reporting relationship to institutional research and effectiveness. The success of these roles varies by campus.This chapter has several purposes. The fi rst is to identify the role of the assessment coordinator and the opportunities the position creates. This includes creating and managing assessment teams, encouraging and stimulating assessment projects, ensuring that assessment is a divisional priority among senior leaders, providing educational opportunities for staff, and reviewing assessment reports and providing feedback. The second purpose of this chapter is to discuss the challenges encountered by assessment coordinators. One of the most diffi cult challenges of coordinating assessment in a student affairs division is managing people whose reporting line falls outside of the coordinator' s direct purview. The third purpose of the chapter is to highlight examples of assessment projects. Throughout, the chapter presents some thoughts and suggestions about creating or enhancing an assessment coordinator position on university campuses.

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Conditions Supporting a Culture of Assessment in Student Affairs Divisions at Small Colleges and Universities

Cited by 12 publications

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Course leadership in small specialist UK higher education – a review

Course leadership in small specialist UK higher education – a review

Framing Assessment for Career Services: Telling Our Story

The Role of the Assessment Coordinator in a Division of Student Affairs

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