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Understanding NASPAA Accreditation: Process, Inputs, Outputs, and Outcomes in Public Service Education

NASPAA accreditation is a crucial process for public service educational programs, focusing on enhancing excellence through structured evaluation and improvement. This outline explores the essential components of accreditation, likening it to writing a grant proposal with defined goals, methodologies, and evaluation metrics. Key inputs, such as faculty qualifications, student competencies, and resource allocation, guide the accreditation process. The anticipated outputs include improved job placements and public policy changes, ensuring programs meet NASPAA standards while promoting effective public service education.

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Understanding NASPAA Accreditation: Process, Inputs, Outputs, and Outcomes in Public Service Education

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  1. NASPAA Accreditation Accreditation as a process

  2. Inputs Outputs Outcomes Inputs Outputs Student exams Credits/graduates Faculty publications Policy analyses … Mission-driven Outcomes • Classrooms • Syllabi • Library resources • PhD faculty • … • Student competencies • Job placements • Public policy changes • Agency improvements • …

  3. Think about the process of accreditation as: Writing A Grant Proposal • Problem/Goals • Organization • People • Methodology • Budget • Evaluation

  4. Think about the process of accreditation as: Writing a Grant Proposal Conducting an Operational Audit Program objectives Structure Human resources Policies & procedures Budget Monitoring • Problem/Goals • Organization • People • Methodology • Budget • Evaluation

  5. Think about the process of accreditation as: Writing a Grant Proposal Conducting an Operational Audit Program objectives Structure Human resources Policies & procedures Budget Monitoring Complying with Standards • Problem/Goals • Organization • People • Methodology • Budget • Evaluation • Manage strategically: 1 • Governance: 2 • Faculty Performance: 3 • Student Services: 4 • Student Learning: 5 • Resources: 6 • Communications: 7

  6. The accreditation triangle Mission Process Outcomes

  7. NASPAA’s Accreditation Process

  8. Accreditation is about process: Improving management of the program Documenting how you do that To assure your stakeholders

  9. Additional resources Operational auditing: www.gao.gov/products/GAO-12-331G If you have questions stimulated by this video, submit them to: accreditation.naspaa.org/ai-questions

  10. …is not only about voluntarily conforming to standards set by NASPAA for educational programs in public service. …is also about pursuing excellence in public service through education by executing well on a mission-based strategy.

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