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Item Assurance Argument (2018-03-16)(2018) University of Minnesota DuluthItem Assurance Argument (2022-06-06)(2022) University of Minnesota DuluthItem Basic Institutional Data Document for the Membership Review Visit of the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools(1968) University of Minnesota, DuluthItem The Cost Of Accreditation For Small, Private Institutions Of Higher Education(2020-05) Moats, ScottiAccreditation of institutions of higher education is costly but critical to the survival of colleges in the United States. This study investigates the full costs of accreditation at two, small, private institutions of Higher Education. In this study, an indirect-cost template and direct-cost survey are used to estimate the full costs of accreditation, and structured interviews are used to investigate the system, processes, and costs of accreditation. The resulting estimates indicate that total accreditation costs account for about 0.13% of these institutions’ operating budgets per year, during the four- year accreditation period. This study provides a systematic methodology for the estimation of the full costs of accreditation.Item Federal Compliance Filing by Institutions (2018-03-12)(2018) University of Minnesota DuluthItem Institutional Self Study 1977-87(1987) University of Minnesota, DuluthItem Institutional Self-Study 1987-1997(1997) University of Minnesota, DuluthItem Institutional Self-Study Report for the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Schools and Colleges(2008) University of Minnesota DuluthItem Quality Initiative Proposal(2014) University of Minnesota DuluthItem Quality Initiative Report(2017) University of Minnesota DuluthItem Report of a Visit to the University of Minnesota Duluth(1977) Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the North Central Association of Colleges and SchoolsItem Report of a Visit to the University of Minnesota-Duluth(1987) Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the North Central Association of Colleges and SchoolsItem Self-evaluation or self-reporting? – a self-study in Russia‟s higher education accreditation.(2011-04) Maximova, Anastasia VictorovnaQuality assurance is at the forefront of higher education policy in Russia. This thesis examines the role of self-study in the state accreditation process. The question driving this research is whether self- study is a critical self-evaluation tool aimed at the improvement of the education process, or a formal self-reporting practice to account for the education process to the external agency. Document content analysis was utilized to explore the policy level of the quality assurance system. The relationship between policy and other macro-level agendas and institutional practices was investigated using a case study analysis approach. Keywords: self-study, accreditation, Russian higher education system, force-field analysisItem Self-Study Report of The University of Minnesota, Duluth(1977) University of Minnesota, DuluthItem The unique challenges in counseling infertile individuals and couples(2013-06) Huang, Ju-PingThis current study explored the unique challenges encountered by counselors and the adapted strategies the counselors used when working with infertile individuals and couples. A total of 17 licensed practitioners (psychologists, clinical social workers, clinical professional counselors, and marriage and family therapists), with formal training on infertility counseling and with clinical experience in offering infertility counseling services to infertile clients participated in a semi-structured face-to-face interview. The participants responded to questions regarding their clinical experiences in working with infertile clients, overall challenges in infertility counseling, facilitation of infertile clients' emotional reactions, issues with self-disclosure, experienced ethical dilemmas in infertility counseling, a memorable case, their adapted strategies to resolved the encountered challenges, and etc. The data was analyzed by the utilization of the Consensual Qualitative Research (CQR) methodology (Hills, Thomson, &Williams, 1997; Hills & Williams, 2011). Four major themes regarding counselors' encountered challenges emerged from data analysis, including challenges related to infertility counseling education, challenging clinical issues, ethical concerns in infertility counseling, and the effect of counselors' personal experiences on the counseling process. One theme addressing counselors' strategies was identified, suggesting a need for adapting an interactive, solution-focused, flexible, and integrated approach in order to offer effective services to infertile clients. The results of this study are discussed and recommendations for training, credentialing, practice and future research are provided.