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Assessing outcomes in graduate education

Lesley Lydell (Research and Policy Analyst at the Minnesota Office of Higher Education, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.)

On the Horizon

ISSN: 1074-8121

Article publication date: 16 May 2008

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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to describe the current interest in accountability for educational results within the context of US graduate education.

Design/methodology/approach

The paper takes the form of a survey of significant aspects of assessment in graduate education: historical contexts, current challenges, and an envisioned future.

Findings

A greater concern for and active inclusion of students' perspectives distinguishes discussions of educational results in graduate education from discussions of results in undergraduate education.

Originality/value

The paper presents a clear distinction between graduate and undergraduate contexts for discussions of accountability and educational results

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Citation

Lydell, L. (2008), "Assessing outcomes in graduate education", On the Horizon, Vol. 16 No. 2, pp. 107-117. https://doi.org/10.1108/10748120810874504

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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