Accountability in American Higher Education

Introduction; K.Carey & M.Schneider On the Foundations of Standardized Assessment of College Outcomes and Estimating Value Added; J.Steedle Faculty Scholarly Productivity at American Research Universities; L.Martin Student Unit Record Systems and Postsecondary Accountability: Exploiting Emerging Data Resources; P.Ewell Higher Education Finance and Accountability; B.Terry-Long Death of a University; K.Carey What's Governance Got to do With It?; A.Neal, E.O'Connor & M.Black How College Rankings Are Going Global (and Why Their Spread Will Be Good For Higher Education); B.Wildavsky The Politics of Higher Education; M.Schneider Accountability for Community Colleges: Moving Forward; S.Goldrick-Rab Scaling Back Tenure: How Claims of Academic Freedom Limit Accountability in Higher Education; N.Riley Policy Barriers to Post-Secondary Cost Control; B.Smith