External Resources
The following links are to program review and evaluation related resources outside Kwantlen. Each will open in a new window. Kwantlen Program Review does not endorse and is not responsible for the content of any external sites to which it provides links.This list is a work continually in progress. If there is a resource you think would benefit those involved in program reviews current or future, please contact us and tell us about it.
Articles, Reports, etc.:
- Measuring the Quality of Post-secondary Education: Concepts, Current Practices and a Strategic Plan. Ross Finnie & Alex Usher, April 2005. Canadian Policy Research Networks.
- Accountability Framework - B.C. Ministry of Advanced Education
- BC University Act ([RSBC 1996] CHAPTER 468)
- BC University Amendment Act (Bill 34 RSBC 2008)
- Industry Training Authority Act (SBC 2003)
- Evaluation Handbook - Judith Wilde & Suzanne Sockey, New Mexico Highlands University 1995
- W.K. Kellogg Foundation Evaluation Handbook
- Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation (published by the Canadian Evaluation Society)
- The Evaluation Exchange (published by the Harvard Family Research Project)
- Internet Resources for Higher Education Outcomes Assessment - an extensive list of links, provided by University Planning & Analysis at North Carolina State University
- Introduction to Evaluation - Web Center for Social Research Methods
- Quality Assurance at Canada's Universities - Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC)
- Social Research Methods - a long list of links, including (beginning down about 1/4 page) many on evaluation
There are some excellent resources associated with these: institutions' own guidebooks, background to their processes and the philosophies guiding them, suggested reading, further links, etc.
Outcomes and other Data Resources:- BC College & Institute Student Outcomes Survey Project (CISO)
- BC Student Outcomes Reporting System (SORSLite) - CISO data; some restrictions to access. For access to more in-depth SORS reports, contact the Administrative Assistant or a Facilitator for Program Review.
We do our best to keep these links current, but please let us know if any are broken - or if you have another to recommend.
