Evaluation & Assessment Tools
- AAA Guidelines for Evaluating Scholarship in the Realm of Practicing, Applied, and Public Interest Anthropology for Academic Promotion and Tenure
- AAA Resource Panel for External Tenure and Promotion Review and External Program Review
Consortium of Practicing and Applied Anthropology Programs (COPAA)
Duke University
- Cultural Anthropology Assessment Plan
National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment
Undergraduate Programs:
Graduate Programs:
The University of Arizona
- Faculty and Peer Mentor Evaluations of Scholarly Achievement
- Completion of Academic "Milestones"
- Monitoring Professional Career Trajectories After Advanced-Degree Completion
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Resources for DSP Partners
The AnthroGuide is the most comprehensive and highly used reference source in anthropology, providing information about your department or program to a wide audience. This resource is used by agencies and researchers to identify anthropologists with particular research backgrounds and specialty, by professionals seeking to locate colleagues, and by students to select schools. Learn more »
The searchable online version of the AnthroGuide, gives access to more than 800 academic departments; museums; government agencies; nonprofits, NGOs, and foundations; research and consulting firms. Search the AnthroGuide
Since 2013 the American Anthropological Association has conducted anonymous online departmental surveys to gather data on colleges and university anthropology programs. In each iteration of the survey five primary areas were covered: student achievement, alumni outreach, faculty composition, and program structure and support.
The 2013 and 2016 survey datasets are available for free download on Anthropology Information Central.
Departments that participated in the 2019 survey can access the dataset for free by contacting Daniel Ginsberg, Director of Education, Research, and Professional Development, using this form.
Other interested parties can purchase the 2019 dataset.
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