Relationship-Centered Assessment in Higher Education

A Model for Leadership and Practice
1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-032-78921-7
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 244 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 462 g

Reihe: Assessment and Improvement in Higher Education

This book offers a practical, human-centered framework for fostering meaningful relationships in higher education assessment.

Recognizing that the hardest part of assessment isn’t the data but engaging faculty and staff, the authors present the RARE Model—Relate, Affirm, Readiness, and Embolden—to provide leaders with the relationship-building skills essential to their success. The text includes a flexible toolkit of concrete strategies, microskills, and reflective exercises within the RARE Model, enabling readers to transform stakeholder connections into intentional, co-designed partnerships tailored to their unique contexts, roles, and needs. Rather than prescribing a one-size-fits-all approach, this book meets assessment professionals where they are, inviting them to experiment with practices that honor the deeply human dimensions of assessment leadership.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate and Professional Practice & Development

Autoren/Hrsg.

Clucas Leaderman, Emilie

Polychronopoulos, Gina B.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Schulen, Schulleitung Universitäten, Hochschulen
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Lehrerausbildung, Unterricht & Didaktik Lehrerausbildung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PART I: Getting Started 1. Introduction to the RARE Model 2. Rules of Engagement: How to Use this Book PART II: RARE Model Components 3. Relate: Cultivate the Foundation for Connection 4. Affirm: Co-create the Partnership 5. Readiness: Position for Change 6. Embolden: Build Culture that Lasts PART III: Adapting and Sustaining the Work 7. Facilitate & Convene: RARE Communities 8. Conclusions and Next Steps

Über Autor(innen)

Emilie Clucas Leaderman is a higher education consultant and Part-time faculty at Woods College of Advancing Studies at Boston College, USA.

Gina B. Polychronopoulos is Lecturer in the Counseling and Educational Studies Department at JOhns Hopkins University, USA.