A research approach to simplifying the accrediting process of allied health programs

The operationalization and quantification of selected measures of effectiveness and their application to 25 allied health departments in junior and community colleges is described. Principal results are that the 34 measures of effectiveness suggested by experts' opinions could be reduced to 14 criteria. These could be combined into two indices of effectiveness, one of instructional effectiveness and one of administrative effectiveness. The results hold promise for simplification of the accrediting process. Part I of this article appeared in the February 1984 issue of JAH.