2017

Special Issue I

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Editor's Notes

Message From the Special Issue Editor
Stuart C. Mendel
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President's Notes

Message From the NACC President
Matthew Hale
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Is Accreditation Good for the Field?

Nonprofit First as Grounding for Nonprofit Studies: Pedagogy, Research, Service to the Community, Accreditation, and National Rankings
Stuart Mendel
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Philanthropy First: Why the Time Is Now to Implement Accreditation for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Academic Programs Around the World
Patrick M. Rooney
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A Critical Perspective on Nonprofit Accreditation
Roseanne Mirabella, Angela Eikenberry
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Between the Disciplines: Accreditation Considerations for Stand-Alone Nonprofit Education Programs
Robert F. Ashcraft
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An Integrated Approach to Nonprofit Management Curriculum: Implications for Accreditation
Steven Rathgeb Smith
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Accreditation: Seven Perspectives From Outside Academia
Norman A. Dolch
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Accreditation of Nonprofit Certificate and Degree Programs: Caveat Emptor: Why Public Administration May Not Be The Best Fit
Jennifer Alexander
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Contours of the Accreditation Purpose and Process

Making Diversity Matter in a Nonprofit Accreditation Process: Critical Race Theory as a Lens on the Present and Future of Nonprofit Education
Maureen Emerson Feit, A. Emiko Blalock, Khanh Nguyen
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NASPAA: The Public Administration Process and Approach Toward Accreditation
Kathleen Hale
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International Perspectives on NACC Accreditation
John Casey
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International by Design: International Accreditation Perspectives for Nonprofit Management Education
Marco Tavanti
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Accreditation and International NGOs: Issues and Challenges
John Hailey
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Moving Across Academic Disciplines: The Opportunities and Challenges of Operationalizing Competency-Based Design
Susan Tomlinson Schmidt, Dorothy Norris-Tirrell
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A Framework for Accreditation

Curriculum Mapping Models and Other Processes That Might Work for Nonprofit and Philanthropy Accreditation
Heather L. Carpenter
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A Template for an Accreditation Process for University-Based Nonprofit and Philanthropy Programs
Renée A. Irvin
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Summation

A Position Paper on Accreditation on Nonprofit/Philanthropy University Curricula
Matthew Hale, Renée A. Irvin
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