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Students, parents, and government agencies need as much information as possible about the outcomes of the higher education experience and the extent to which they can expect a fair return on their investment in higher education.In order to better understand the concept of quality - enabling students to acquire knowledge in a variety of disciplines and deep knowledge in at least one discipline, as well as to develop a range of skills and habits of mind that prepare them for career success, engaged citizenship, intercultural competence, social responsibility, and continued intellectual growth - an ad hoc planning committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Board on Higher Education and Workforce, with funding from the Lumina Foundation, organized a workshop in Washington, D.C., on December 14-15, 2015.This report summarizes the presentations and discussion of that event.

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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. Quality in the Undergraduate Experience: What Is It? How Is It Measured? Who Decides? Summary of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/23514.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.17226/23514
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Front Matter i-x
1 Introduction 1-8
2 Defining Quality 9-18
3 Improving Quality 19-28
4 Measuring and Communicating Quality 29-32
5 Suggested Actions 33-40
Appendixes 41-42
Appendix A: Workshop Agenda 43-46
Appendix B: Quality in the Undergraduate Experience - A Discussion Document 47-56
Appendix C: Defining and Measuring Institutional Quality in Higher Education 57-80
Appendix D: Planning Committee and Staff Biographies 81-88

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