DR. BAHIAN TOPIC:QUALIFICATIONS AND STANDARDS IN COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES REPORTER:
MRS. EVANGELINE M. DULNUAN
QUESTIONS: A. WHAT IS THE CONCEPT AND CHARACTERICTICS OF ACCREDITATION? B. WHAT ARE SOME INCENTIVES AND BENEFITS OF ACCREDITATION? C. WHAT IS TEACHING PERFORMANCE MEASURE? D. WHAT ARE SOME FUNDAMENTALS PURPOSE BEHIND MEASURES? E. WHAT IS RESEARCH? F. WHAT ARE THE TYPES OF RESEARCH? G. WHAT IS EXTENSION? H. WHAT IS PRODUCTION OUTPUT? ACCREDITATION The Accreditation Concept Accreditation- is the recognition of an educational institution as possessing certain standards of quality or excellence. - is a public statement of an institutions continuing capacity. -to provide effective programs and services based on agreed upon requirements. Fundamental Characteristics of Accreditation 1. Participation in the accreditation process is voluntary and earned renewable status. 2. Member institutions develop, amend, and approve accreditation requirements. 3. It is a form of self-regulation. 4. It requires institutional commitment and engagement. 5. Expects an institution to ensure that its programs are completed by support structures and resources that allow for the total growth and development of its students. 6. Requires institutional commitment to the concept of quality enhancement through continuous assessment and improvement. 7. Status granted to a school that meets standards of quality or excellence of the department. Some major Agencies APPES Accreditation Program for Public Elementary Schools PAASCU- Philippine Accrediting Association of
Schools, Colleges and Universities .
PAAUC- Philippine Accrediting Association of Universities and Colleges AACCUP- Accrediting Agency of Chartered Colleges and Universities of the Philippines FAAP- Federation of Accrediting Agencies of the Philippines Incentives and Benefits Level I : Applicant Status Deregulation- exemption from compliance with prescribed administrative operational requirements, such as need for approval class and teachers programs, submission of enrolment list, and reports of promotion of students. Level II: Accredited Status Full administrative deregulation, provided the reports of promotion of students and lists of graduates are available for review at all times. Financial deregulation in terms of setting of tuition other school fees and charges. *Financial deregulation in terms of setting of tuition and other school fees and charges. *Partial curricular autonomy which shall include the authority to revise the curricula without approval provided and Professional Regulation Commission minimum requirements and guidelines, where applicable, are complied with and the revised curriculum is submitted. *Authority to graduate students from accredited courses or programs of study in the levels Accredited without need for Special Orders. Priority in terms of available funding assistance for scholarships, library materials, laboratory equipment and other development activities. Priority for government subsidy for faculty development. Limited visitation, inspection and / or supervision by supervisory personnel or representatives. Level III: Re-accredited -All the benefits for level II. -Full curricular deregulation, including the authority to offer new courses. oLevel IV : Re- accredited Status - all the benefits for level II and Level III. -Awards of grants / subsidies from -Development Fund for programs of qualified educational institution for the period or duration of its level IV accredited status . -Grant of charter or full autonomy for the duration of its level IV accredited status of the institution. TEACHING PERFORMANCE MEASURES Performance measurement- is a process for collecting and reporting information regarding the performance of an individual, group or organizations. It can involve looking at process/ strategies in place, as well as whether outcomes are in line with what was intended or should have been achieved. All process of measuring performance requires the use of statistical modeling to determine result..
Fundamental purpose behind measures
- is to improve performance. BEHN GIVES 8 REASONS FOR ADOPTIING PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTS
1.To Evaluate how well a public agency is
performing. 2. To Control How can managers ensure their subordinates are doing the right thing. 3. To Budget Budgets are crude tools in improving performance. 4. To Motivate Giving people significant goals to achieve and then use performance measures- including interim targets- to focus peoples thinking and work, and to provide periodic sense of accomplishment. 5. To Celebrate Organisations need to commemorate their accomplishments- such ritual tie their people together, give them a sense of their individual and collective relevance. 6. To Promote How can public managers convince political superiors, legislators, stakeholders, journalists, and citizens that their agency is doing a good job. 7. To Learn Learning is involved with some process, of analysis information provided from evaluating corporate performance (identifying what works and what does not. 8. To Improve What exactly should who- do differently to improve performance? In order for corporation to measure what it wants to improve it first need to identify what it will improve and develop processes to accomplish that.
(Studies in The History of Modern Science 12) Paul Lawrence Farber (Auth.) - The Emergence of Ornithology As A Scientific Discipline - 1760-1850-Springer Netherlands (1982)