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Acknowledgements
We are indebted to the AECC Task Force on Assessment (Dave Landsittel [Chair], Bob Elliott, Penny Flugger, Barron Harvey, Bill Shenkir, and Jean Wyer) for the insights they offered as we articulated our view of the "culture of evidence" applied to accounting education. We are especially grateful to Dave Landsittel, Bob Elliott, and Jean Wyer for their close readings of early drafts. Rich Flaherty of the AECC patiently yet with astonishing speed managed the prepublication process, and with Jan Williams arranged joint publication with the AAA and AECC.We gratefully acknowledge Peter Ewell of the National Center for Higher Education Management Systems for his thoughtful advice and the research materials he shared with us. We had help along the way from Freida Bayer (University of Texas), Patrick McKenzie (Arizona State University), Irvin Tom Nelson (Utah State University), Susan Perry (University of Virginia), Jay Smith (Brigham Young University), and the faculty of the Accounting Department at Santa Clara University. They encouraged us to develop a practical model and contributed materials to illustrate assessment practice in accounting education today.
Thanks also to Heather Rosh of Word and Image, who designed our graphics and diplomatically but firmly trimmed our prose. Finally, we are grateful for the daily assistance of George Giacomini, Joan Murphy, Marlene Robles-Cheney, and Nora Jamison, all of the Santa Clara University. Each contributed tremendous support to the completion of this project.