On Accountability. (Controversy)

Hadley, Janis M., University Business

I READ WITH INTEREST the article entitled "Banging the Bucket" that appeared in the July/August issue of University Business [Controversy; anonymous author]. With the statement that "it is not ethical to encourage investment by student, family, and society without some indication of a reasonable return to investors," the author gets to the heart of economic side of the educational accountability issue. This is an issue that we at Bridgeport, CT's Housatonic Community College, located in a five-year-old campus in the heart of the state's largest city, have addressed head-on, with eye-opening results.

In response to the legislature's demand for accountability from the state's community colleges and universities, we began looking for …

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Publication information: Article title: On Accountability. (Controversy). Contributors: Hadley, Janis M. - Author. Magazine title: University Business. Volume: 5. Issue: 9 Publication date: November 2002. Page number: 64. © 2009 Professional Media Group LLC. COPYRIGHT 2002 Gale Group.

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