Quality Assurance and Distance Learning
	Distance Learning: Academic and Political Challenges for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA Monograph Series 2001) The focus of this monograph by Judith Eaton is on how distance learning challenges some fundamentals of the academic work and the politics of American higher education—thereby challenging some related features of quality assurance and self-regulation that are at the heart of national, regional and specialized accreditation.     This monograph is available in Portable Document Format (PDF) for convenient viewing through your web browser or immediate download to your computer. This file was created with Adobe Acrobat and is compatible with Windows, Macintosh, or Unix-based computers. In order to view and print this issue, download the freeAcrobat Reader appropriate for your computer system from Adobe Systems Incorporated and follow the installation procedures.
	Core Academic Values, Quality, and Regional Accreditation: The Challenge of Distance Learning (CHEA Monograph Series 2000) A small set of core academic values is central to the history and tradition of higher education. Distance learning, however unintentionally, challenges these values, forcing reconsideration of their origins and the choices they represent. This paper focuses on regional accreditation as one of the oldest and most frequently used forms of institutional quality assurance in the United States.
	Distance Learning in Higher Education, CHEA Update Number 3 Distance Learning in Higher Education (April 2000) is produced by The Institute for Higher Education Policy as part of its ongoing work with the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). This third issue continues to present the latest developments in this field.
	Distance Learning in Higher Education, CHEA Update Number 2 Distance Learning in Higher Education (June 1999) is produced by The Institute for Higher Education Policy as part of its ongoing work with the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). This second issue—the first was prepared in February 1999—presents some of the latest developments in this field. Additional updates will be published approximately every six months.
	Distance Learning in Higher Education, CHEA Update Number 1 Distance Learning in Higher Education is produced by The Institute for Higher Education Policy as part of its ongoing work with the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). This first issue—prepared in February 1999—is in portable document format (pdf) which requires Adobe Acrobat. Please see http://www.adobe.com for installation instructions.
Letters from the President
	August 2001 Taking a Look At Ourselves, Accreditation
	September 2000 International Quality Review and Accreditation: The Role of CHEA Accreditors
	July 1999 Results of a January 1999 CHEA survey to learn what the general public knows or believes about quality assurance through accreditation.
	November 1998 1998 Higher Education Act: A summary of important and positive changes in federal policy toward voluntary accreditation.
	June 1998 Overview of CHEA's 1997-98 accomplishments and goals.
CHEA Statements
	12 Important Questions About External Quality Review This series of questions may be useful for students and others to ask about the external quality review of a course, institution or program in which they might enroll.
	CHEA Statement on Good Practices and Shared Responsibility in the Conduct of Specialized and Professional Accreditation Review This statement has been developed to further strengthen the tradition of quality assurance through peer review and self-examination.
	Mediation Process CHEA will serve its constituents by contributing to a climate of trust and mutual respect in higher education.
Meeting Summaries, Articles and Papers on Quality Assurance
	Summary of the National Invitational Forum: The Emerging Context for Quality Assurance December 9 and 10, 1999 • Washington, DC
	Accreditation at a Crossroads by Robert Glidden; An article published in a Fall 1996 Special Annual Meeting Issue of ACE's Educational Record.
	The Contemporary Context of Accreditation: Challenges in a Changing Environment Robert Glidden's (Ohio University) Keynote Address for the 2nd CHEA "Usefulness" Conference. (June 25–26, 1998 • Washington, DC)
	Examining a Brave New World: How Accreditation Might Be Different Peter T. Ewell's (National Center for Higher Education Management Systems (NCHEMS) Keynote Address for the 2nd CHEA "Usefulness" Conference. (June 25–26, 1998 • Washington, DC)
Bibliography
	A bibliography of publications about accreditation and assessment in higher education classified into eight categories including: history, theory/philosophy, methodology, assessment, higher education context, standards, quality assurance, and general resources.
Research Resource Links
	Educational Resource Information Center (ERIC) - homepage
	Search ERIC A list of publically known sites for searching the ERIC databases.
	Internet Resources for Institutional Research A homepage of internet links to assist researchers, faculty, and students in higher education in navigating the internet.