Leading Assessment for Student Success : Ten Tenets That Change Culture and Practice in Student Affairs.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part One: Philosophical Commitments -- Chapter 1: Tenet One: Understand the "Why" of Assessment -- SSAO's Perspective -- Chapter 2: Tenet Two: Commit to Student Learning as a Primary Focus -- SSAO's Perspective -- Part Two: Division Leadership and Culture -- Chapter 3: Tenet Three: Lay the Foundation for a Sustainable Assessment Culture -- SSAO's Perspective -- Chapter 4: Tenet Four: Develop Strategies to Engage Staff in a Commitment to Assessment -- SSAO's Perspective -- Chapter 5: Tenet Five: Implement Accountability and Support Structures to Encourage Assessment -- SSAO's Perspective -- Chapter 6: Tenet Six: Anchor Cultural Change -- SSAO's Perspective -- Part Three: Sound Assessment Practices -- Chapter 7: Tenet Seven: Develop Assessment Plans -- SSAO's Perspective -- Chapter 8: Tenet Eight: Connect Assessment Plans to Institutional and Divisional Goals -- SSAO's Perspective -- Chapter 9: Tenet Nine: Determine the Appropriate Methods for Assessing Programs and Services -- SSAO's Perspective -- Chapter 10: Tenet Ten: Disseminate Data to Leverage Buy-In and Promote Utility to the Campus Community -- SSAO's Perspective -- Epilogue: Using the Ten Tenets to Navigate Change -- About the Contributors -- Index.

This book provides the practical directions for embedding assessment in the fabric of practice. The authors in this volume - all experienced senior level leaders who have established programs that exemplify a culture of evidence-based practice - identify and explicate ten tenets of practice for leading and implementing a culture of change.

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