NSSE Accreditation Toolkit Updates: Considerations for Equity & Educational Quality
Jillian Kinzie, Kriti Gopal, and Bridgette Holmes
November 17, 2023
Accreditation’s dual purpose - upholding standards for educational quality and expectations for continuous improvement in colleges and university - aligns with NSSE goals. As such, many NSSE participating institutions indicate that accrediting agencies are the primary external audience with whom they share their NSSE results. Student engagement results are vital measures of educational quality and can be a stimulus for and evidence of institutional improvement initiatives.
