Includes bibliographical references (p. 325-347) and indexes.

The many faces of accountability / Joseph C. Burke -- Accountability and the private sector : state and federal perspectives / William M. Zumeta -- Accountability and governance / Richard C. Richardson Jr., Thomas R. Smalling -- Accountability and accreditation : can reforms match increasing demands? / Ralph A. Wolff -- Can assessment serve accountability? It depends on the question / Peter T. Ewell -- Standardized testing and accountability : finding the way and the will / T. Dary Erwin -- Imagine asking the client : using student and alumni surveys for accountability in higher education / George D. Kuh -- Academic audit for accountability and improvement / William F. Massy -- State-by-state report cards : public purposes and accountability for a new century / Patrick M. Callan, Joni E. Finney -- Reinventing accountability : from bureaucratic rules to performance results / Joseph C. Burke -- Resources and reputation in higher education : double, double, toil and trouble / J. Fredericks Volkwein, Stephen D. Grunig -- The dog that doesn't bark : why markets neither limit prices nor promote educational quality / Robert M. Zemsky -- The three corners of the accountability triangle : serving all, submitting to none / Joseph C. Burke.