Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. The Theoretical Underpinnings of Accountability
2. The Historical Development of Higher Education Accountability
3. Federal Accountability Policies
4. State Accountability Policies
5. Accreditation and Accountability
6. Private-Sector Accountability
7. Institutional Accountability Policies and Practices
8. Ten Lessons Learned from Accountability Policies
9. The Future of Higher Education Accountability
Notes
References
Index

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The first comprehensive overview charting the accountability of higher education.

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Robert Kelchen is an assistant professor of higher education at Seton Hall University.

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Kelchen takes a wide scope that tracks the history of efforts to prod colleges to do better, while also looking at the current environment and giving clues about what's to come.
—Inside Higher Ed