An Exploration of the Higher Education Accreditation System in the United States
- VernacularTitle:美国高等教育质量评估体系探讨
- Author:
Jiaju BI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Higher Education;
Quality Assurance of Higher Education;
Higher Education Evaluation;
Higher Education Accreditation in USA
- From:
Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research
2002;0(01):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Internally, there is internal quality self-evaluation by the higher education institutions, and externally, there are institutional accreditation and professional accreditation by accrediting agencies. About 80 accrediting agencies take charge of such kind of accreditation respectively. They are recognized by non-governmental Council for Higher Education Accreditation, or by US Department of Education, or by both. State quality reviews of higher education are reviews for state licensure which affect private institutions and reviews for accountability which primarily affect public institutions. A multi-level wide spectrum of higher education accreditation system of United States is so clearly analyzed. Additionally, variety of ranking of higher education institutions and programs are produced through statistical analysis of questionnaires fry different commercial publishers.
