Raising the Bar in Central America

Autor/in	Campbell, Monica
Titel	Raising the Bar in Central America
Quelle	In: Chronicle of Higher Education, 53 (2007) 49, (1 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0009-5982
Schlagwörter	Credentials; Foreign Countries; Accreditation (Institutions); Latin Americans; Regional Planning; Universities; Standard Setting + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Studienbuch; Ausland; Accreditation; Institution; Institutions; Akkreditierung; Staatliche Anerkennung; Institut; Latin America; People; Lateinamerika; Bevölkerung; Volk; Regionalplanung; University; Universität; Standardisierung
Abstract	Several years ago, students in Central America rarely leave their countries to find work elsewhere. Such is the case of Sebastian Pinto who felt that his degree would not mean much beyond Guatemala, his country. But now, universities in Central American have started to offer regionally accredited degrees that would allow students' credentials to be acknowledged in other countries. These developments were caused by a grass-roots push among educators across Central America to create a regional accreditation system. Their goal is to improve the quality of higher education and bring university programs more in line with other parts of Latin America. The movement is also driven by the rapid growth of private universities in Central America, many of questionable quality, along with the need for graduates to compete in a global economy. This article takes a look at how universities across Central America strive to implement accreditation projects and improve their educational programs. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10