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ERIC #:ED202312
Title:Some Random Observations on "A Study of State Oversight in Postsecondary Education."
Authors:Selden, William K.
Descriptors:Accountability; Accrediting Agencies; Agency Cooperation; Educational Malpractice; Educational Responsibility; Federal Aid; Federal Government; Federal State Relationship; Government Role; Government School Relationship; Legal Responsibility; Postsecondary Education; Professional Associations; Standards; State Aid; State Government
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Publication Date:1978-07-00
Pages:9
Pub Types:Speeches/Meeting Papers; Opinion Papers
Abstract:Perspectives on state oversight in postsecondary education are considered. It is suggested that sufficient disclosures have been made to indicate that at least in recent years with the increased funding provided at the postsecondary level by government there has been enough fraudulence to warrant concern. The problem is to develop adequate oversight to keep fraudulence at a minimum without creating an undue burden on colleges and universities and without establishing a cumbersome bureaucratic structure for either public or private sectors of the economy. There has been difficulty in obtaining sufficient consensus among federal and state governments, educational institutions, and accrediting agencies to enact appropriate legislation and provide funds to deal with the problem of fraudulence. It is proposed that any expansion of external oversight of postsecondary education should not be limited to any one type of institution, and that strategies should involve both broad discretion and more specific standards. Although much attention has been directed to triad or tripartite relationships in accreditation among federal agencies, state agencies, and nongovernmental organizations, there is also a balance of powers between the private and public sectors. Based on the assumption that government will better represent the interests of all people than will the private sector, there has been a trend toward greater strength for the public sector. (SW)
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Note:Paper presented at a Seminar for State Leaders in Postsecondary Education (Colorado Springs, CO, July 1978).
Identifiers:Seminars for State Leaders Postsec Ed (ECS SHEEO)
Record Type:Non-Journal
Level:1 - Available on microfiche
Institutions:State Higher Education Executive Officers Association.; Education Commission of the States, Denver, CO. Inservice Education Program.
Sponsors:Kellogg Foundation, Battle Creek, MI.
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Languages:English
Education Level:Postsecondary Education
 

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