TY - BOOK AU - National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine A2 - Karin Matchett A2 - Maria Lund Dahlberg A2 - Thomas Rudin TI - Quality in the Undergraduate Experience: What Is It? How Is It Measured? Who Decides? Summary of a Workshop SN - 978-0-309-44301-2 DO - 10.17226/23514 PY - 2016 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/23514/quality-in-the-undergraduate-experience-what-is-it-how-is PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Education AB - 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. ER -