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Assessing Planning School Performance

Multiple Paths, Multiple Measures

Georgia Institute of Technology

Ann Forsyth

Cornell University

Linda Dalton

California State University, East Bay

Frederick Steiner

University of Texas at Austin

To grow and prosper in an era when university departments are increasingly assessed comparatively and critically by national systems of accountability and ranking, planning schools need data that reflect the wide range of activities undertaken by planning educators. Recent developments surrounding planning school assessment in U.S. planning schools are considered in light of the history of university unit performance measurement internationally, and suggestions are made for development of a robust system of planning school assessment that includes the breadth of academic planners' work.

Key Words: urban planning education • university accountability • faculty productivity • city planning school benchmarking • bibliometrics

Journal of Planning Education and Research, Vol. 28, No. 3, 323-335 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/0739456X08325174


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