An Overview of U.S. Accreditation--Revised

Autor/in	Eaton, Judith S.
Institution	Council for Higher Education Accreditation
Titel	An Overview of U.S. Accreditation--Revised
Quelle	(2012), (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Accreditation (Institutions); Quality Assurance; Quality Control; Educational Quality; Institutional Characteristics; Organizational Effectiveness; Organizational Objectives; Professional Recognition; Standards; Benchmarking; Financial Support; Higher Education; Accountability; Values; Federal Government + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Accreditation; Institution; Institutions; Akkreditierung; Staatliche Anerkennung; Institut; Qualitätssicherung; Qualitätskontrolle; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Unternehmenserfolg; Business goal; Unternehmensziel; Standard; Finanzielle Förderung; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Verantwortung; Wertbegriff; Bundesregierung
Abstract	Accreditation in the United States is about quality assurance and quality improvement. It is a process to scrutinize higher education institutions and programs. Accreditation is private (nongovernmental) and nonprofit--an outgrowth of the higher education community and not of government. It is funded primarily by the institutions and programs that are accredited. Accreditation has a complex relationship with government, especially in relation to funding higher education. It adds value to society through assuring quality, enabling government to make sound judgments about the use of public funds, aiding the private sector in decisions about financial support and easing transfer of credit. Recognition in the United States is about scrutiny of the quality and effectiveness of accrediting organizations. It is carried out by the higher education enterprise through The Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), a private body, and by government [United States Department of Education (USDE)]. CHEA recognition is funded by institutional dues; USDE recognition is funded by the U.S. Congress. The goals of the two recognition processes are different: (1) CHEA: Assuring that accrediting organizations contribute to maintaining and improving academic quality; and (2) USDE: Assuring that accrediting organizations contribute to maintaining the soundness of institutions and programs that receive federal funds. The two recognition processes are similar: self-evaluation based on standards, site visit and report, award of recognition status. Recognition adds value to society as a vital part of accreditation accountability or "accrediting the accreditors." (Contains 7 footnotes.) (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Council for Higher Education Accreditation. One Dupont Circle Suite 510, Washington, DC 20016. Tel: 202-955-6126; Fax: 202-955-6129; e-mail: chea@chea.org; Web site: http://www.chea.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10