Assessment and Policy Developmentin Higher Education

with AISHE

Niko Roorda

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AISHEAuditing Instrument for

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Staff development planStaff development plan

University Vision on SHEUniversity Vision on SHE

Environmental managementEnvironmental management

Sustainability in CurriculumSustainability in Curriculum

SHE in TraineeshipsSHE in Traineeships

Communication about SHECommunication about SHE

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1.1. Vision1.2. Policy1.3. Communication1.4. Environmental Management

1. Vision and policy

2.1. External Network2.2. Internal Expert Group2.3. Staff Development Plan2.4. Research & External services

2. Expertise

3.1. Profile of the Graduate3.2. Educational Methodology3.3. Role of the Teacher3.4. Student Examination

3. Educational goals and methodology

4.1. Curriculum4.2. Integrated Problem Handling4.3. Traineeships, Graduation4.4. Speciality

4. Education content

5.1. Staff5.2. Students5.3. Professional Field5.4. Society

5. Result assessment

Five stages in a university:

Activity orientedStage 1:• ad hoc• individual initiatives

Process orientedStage 2:• support by management• projects

System orientedStage 3:• assessable goals• evaluation and feedback

Chain orientedStage 4:• profess. field involved• link with secundary edu.

Society orientedStage 5:• society involved• active in society

The profile contains some aspects of SD.Stage 1:

SD is named explicitly in the profile (…)Stage 2:

SD in a broad, multidisciplinary sense is recognisable in het profile (…)

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The professional field is actively involved in the design of SD elements in the profile (…)

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Many actors in society are involved in the design of SD elements in the profile: a transdisciplinary process (…)

Stage 5:

Example. Criterion 3.1: Profile of the Graduate

AISHE - Score formAuditing Instrument for Sustainability in Higher Education

Name:(may be anonimous)

Function: Teacher / Manager / Student / Other: ………….

University: Department:

Date: Last AISHE Audit: Date:

Field Criterion ? - 0 1 2 3 4 51.1 Vision

1.2 Policy

1.3 Communication

1. Vision and policy

1.4 Environmental management

2.1 Network

2.2 Expert group

2.3 Staff development plan

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2. Expertise

2.4 Research and external services

3.1 Profile of the graduate

3.2 Educational methodology

3.3 Role of the teacher

3. Educational goals and methodology

3.4 Student examination

4.1 Curriculum

4.2 Integrated Problem Handling

4.3 Traineeships, graduation

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4. Education contents

4.4 Speciality

5.1 Staff

5.2 Students

5.3 Professional field

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5. Result assessment

5.4 Society

1.1 Vision x

1.2 Communic x

1.3 Public pos x

2.1 Network x

2.2 Expert Inst x

2.3 Staff Dev x

2.4 Knowledg x

2.5 Research x

3.1 Envir Man x

4.1 Prof profil x

4.2 Responsib x

4.3 Attitude x

Teacher 1

1.1 Vision x

1.2 Communic x

1.3 Public pos x

2.1 Network x

2.2 Expert Inst x

2.3 Staff Dev x

2.4 Knowledg x

2.5 Research x

3.1 Envir Man x

4.1 Prof profil x

4.2 Responsib x

4.3 Attitude x

Teacher 2

1.1 Vision x

1.2 Communic x

1.3 Public pos x

2.1 Network x

2.2 Expert Inst x

2.3 Staff Dev x

2.4 Knowledg x

2.5 Research x

3.1 Envir Man x

4.1 Prof profil x

4.2 Responsib x

4.3 Attitude x

Student 1

1.1 Vision x

1.2 Communic x

1.3 Public pos x

2.1 Network x

2.2 Expert Inst x

2.3 Staff Dev x

2.4 Knowledg x

2.5 Research x

3.1 Envir Man x

4.1 Prof profil x

4.2 Responsib x

4.3 Attitude x

Student 2

1.1 Vision x

1.2 Communic x

1.3 Public pos x

2.1 Network x

2.2 Expert Inst x

2.3 Staff Dev x

2.4 Knowledg x

2.5 Research x

3.1 Envir Man x

4.1 Prof profil x

4.2 Responsib x

4.3 Attitude x

Manager 1

Consensus meeting

1.1 Vision x

1.2 Communic x

1.3 Public pos x

2.1 Network x

2.2 Expert Inst x

2.3 Staff Dev x

2.4 Knowledg x

2.5 Research x

3.1 Envir Man x

4.1 Prof profil x

4.2 Responsib x

4.3 Attitude x

Consensus

Table 4: Distribution of individual scores in one AISHE audit = manager; = other staff member or student; ____ = final consensus

Criterion ? or 0 1 2 3 4 51.1 Vision

1.2 Policy

1.3 Communication

1.4 Environmental management

2.1 Network

2.2 Expert group

2.3 Staff development plan

2.4 Research and external services

3.1 Profile of the graduate

3.2 Educational methodology

3.3 Role of the teacher

3.4 Student examination

4.1 Curriculum

4.2 Integrated Problem Handling

4.3 Traineeships, graduation

4.4 Speciality

6.1 Staff

6.2 Students

6.3 Professional field

6.4 Society

Table 4: Distribution of individual scores in one AISHE audit = manager; = other staff member or student; ____ = final consensus

Criterion ? or 0 1 2 3 4 51.1 Vision

1.2 Policy

1.3 Communication

1.4 Environmental management

2.1 Network

2.2 Expert group 2.3 Staff development plan

2.4 Research and external services

3.1 Profile of the graduate

3.2 Educational methodology 3.3 Role of the teacher

3.4 Student examination

4.1 Curriculum

4.2 Integrated Problem Handling 4.3 Traineeships, graduation

4.4 Speciality

6.1 Staff

6.2 Students

6.3 Professional field

6.4 Society

Table 4: Distribution of individual scores in one AISHE audit = manager; = other staff member or student; ____ = final consensus

Criterion ? or 0 1 2 3 4 51.1 Vision

1.2 Policy

1.3 Communication

1.4 Environmental management

2.1 Network

2.2 Expert group 2.3 Staff development plan

2.4 Research and external services

3.1 Profile of the graduate

3.2 Educational methodology 3.3 Role of the teacher

3.4 Student examination

4.1 Curriculum

4.2 Integrated Problem Handling 4.3 Traineeships, graduation

4.4 Speciality

6.1 Staff

6.2 Students

6.3 Professional field

6.4 Society

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Criterion 3.1. Profile of the graduate Present situation: Stage 1The educational goals contain some environmental issues, like "Handle withcare..." Desired situation: Stage 2The present educational goals will be investigated in correspondence withcurriculum development, and improved wherever possible with respect tosustainable development.

Criterion 3.2. Educational methodology Present situation: Stage 2The new curriculum has been designed in such a way that individual responsibilityis trained (stage 3): e.g. propaedeutical projects. In practice this has not yet beenrealized in all parts. Students are members of the Education Committee. Desired situation: Stage 4 - High PriorityThe way in which the own choices and decisions of the students are related to theprofessional practices will be investigated. Differences in graduation profiles andin the starting profiles of individual students will be made clear. The

Part of an AISHE report:

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So, what you get:• A nice picture• Lively discussions• Involved people• A verbal description of now…• … and of the desired situation• and a task for the management!

Sustainability

Policy Plan

AISHE Project 2002(probably also in 2003)

• SHE Consultancy for Universities

• AISHE Audits

• SHE Policy development

• Workshops for the staff, etc.

• Training course for University SHE Co-ordinators

Communication

Policy

Vision

Profile of thegraduate

Case 1: A management Study Program

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Communication Vision Policy

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Profile of thegraduate

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Case 1: A management Study Program

Communication

mainly internal

Communication matrix

Give info Receive info Cooperate Create support Etc.

Teaching staff

Students

Management

PR department

Professional field

Government

Fill in: Reasons for communication Suitable communication tools

Public media

Etc.

Case 2: An environmental Study Program

Economist

Environmentalist

Technician Politicologist

Sociologist Manager

Economist

Environmentalist

Technician

Politicologist

Sociologist Manager

Interdisciplinary role: How?

Case 2: An environmental Study Program

CommunicationProfile of the

graduate PolicyVision

Staff development plan

Curriculum

Stakeholder analysis

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Communication PolicyVisionProfile of the

graduate

Staff development plan

Curriculum

Stakeholder analysis

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Communication Vision Policy

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Profile of thegraduate

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Niko Roorda, nroorda@planet.nl