## Abstract Stung by a negative accreditation review, Los Angeles City College established an administrative position and a planning process that is successfully creating a culture of continuous improvement. At the core of this success is a βplanβactβcheckβ reinforcing systems loop that links plann
Linking planning, quality improvement, and institutional research
β Scribed by Daniel Seymour; John M. Kelley; John Jasinski
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2004
- Weight
- 50 KB
- Volume
- 2004
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0271-0579
- DOI
- 10.1002/ir.119
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β¦ Synopsis
Abstract
External and internal forces are driving institutions not only to create departments and positions that specialize in planning, quality improvement, and institutional research but also to link them within a systems context.
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