September/October 2011: In This Issue

The Transformation of Higher Education through Prior Learning Assessment

by Anya Kamenetz

Prior Learning Assessment, or PLA, offers a proven pathway to raise productivity in higher education.

Lost in Translation: Degree Definition and Quality in a Globalized World

by Madeleine F. Green

Intensified globalization has resulted in increased academic and employee mobility, a growth in the number of academic programs offered across borders, and the multiplication of institutional partnerships.

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Closing the Assessment Loop by Design
by Thayer E. Reed, Jason Levin, and Geri H. Malandra
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Institutionalizing Large Scale Curricular Change: The Top 25 Project at Miami University
by David C. Hodge, Marjorie Keeshan Nadler, Cecilia Shore, and Berverley A.P.Taylor
From Departmental to Disciplinary Assessment: Deepening Faculty Engagement
by Pat Hutching
The Impact of Gainful Employment Regulations
by Donald E. Heller

Editorial: Students up Front
by Margaret A. Miller
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Perspectives: Reforming American Higher Education: Implications for a Vibrant Work Force and a Healthy Democracy
by Charles Kolb
Books Worth Reading
by Mary Taylor Huber
Listening to Students: Creating Democratic Spaces
by Maggie Castor
Letter to the Editor: Are They Really Adrift?
by Minda Rae Amiran
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