Mutual Recognition of Quality Assurance Decisions on Higher Education Institutions in Three Regions: A Lesson for Asia

Autor/in	Hou, Angela Yung-Chi
Titel	Mutual Recognition of Quality Assurance Decisions on Higher Education Institutions in Three Regions: A Lesson for Asia
Quelle	In: Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education and Educational Planning, 64 (2012) 6, S.911-926 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0018-1560
DOI	10.1007/s10734-012-9536-1
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Higher Education; Quality Assurance; Accreditation (Institutions); Definitions; Networks; International Organizations; Global Approach; Institutional Evaluation; Standards; Educational Policy; Policy Analysis; International Education; Comparative Analysis; Institutional Role; Consortia; Asia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Qualitätssicherung; Accreditation; Institution; Institutions; Akkreditierung; Staatliche Anerkennung; Institut; Begriffsbestimmung; International organisation; International organisations; International organization; Internationale Organisation; Globales Denken; Standard; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Politikfeldanalyse; Internationale Erziehung; Vereinigung; Asien
Abstract	Cross-border higher education resulting in the increased mobility of students, academic staff, programs, institutions and professionals has grown considerably in global times. Therefore, how to ensure that the quality of academic programs has met the local and international standards simultaneously has become a great challenge in many nations. In recent years, the need for close cooperation of quality assurance agencies and acceptance of review decisions called "Mutual recognition" has been promoted by several international quality assurance networks of higher education, Established in 2003, the European Consortium for Accreditation in higher education (ECA), which aims to achieve mutual recognition of accreditation decisions among member countries, is the first such initiative in the world. The main purpose of the paper is to understand the definition of mutual recognition, examine the role of the international quality assurance network in the promotion of mutual recognition and analyze the ECA, ARCU-SUR, and Asia-Pacific Quality Network cases. The implication of mutual recognition for higher education quality assurance of Asian nations and related issues derived from other regions will be discussed in the conclusion. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10