An international research on the influence of accreditation on academic quality

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ID4097975
AutoresNilufer Ulker (0000-0002-9866-0642, School of Foreign Languages, Istanbul Technical University (ITU), Istanbul, Turkey, autor correspondente), Aysen Bakioglu (0000-0002-2571-1533, Faculty of Education, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey)
Ano2019
Volume44
Fascículo9
Páginas1507-1518
Data de publicação2019-09-02
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoStudies in Higher Education (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0307-5079 • E-ISSN: 1470-174X
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/03075079.2018.1445986
OpenAlexW2792761287
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas17
Referências citadas46

Due to increasing demand for higher education around the world, concerns regarding the quality of education in higher education institutions have increased. The aim of this study was to determine perceptions of accreditation self-study coordinators and programme administrators on the influence of accreditation on academic quality. Data was collected by means of a scale devised by researchers. To achieve this, a comprehensive literature review was conducted, a pilot scheme was administered, expert opinion and advice were obtained and validity and reliability studies were conducted. The findings revealed that accreditation contributes more to the improvement of processes and practices in institutions in operation for 1–20 years compared to those functioning for more than 41 years. Similarly, accreditation makes a greater contribution during the initial accreditation process compared to re-accreditation. Additionally, accreditation contributes most to importance attached to learning outcomes and least to the number of students who graduate from a programme

Accreditation · Higher education · Medical education · Political science · Evaluation of Teaching Practices · Higher Education and Employability · Higher Education Governance and Development · Medicine · Psychology