Quality assurance at a distance: International accreditation in Taiwan higher education

In response to the global competitiveness in higher education, the government, in recent years, has encouraged Taiwan colleges and universities to seek international accreditation, which raises several questions, such as jurisdiction over national accreditation, a single set of standards for local a...

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Published in:Higher education 2011-02, Vol.61 (2), p.179-191
Main Author: Hou, Angela Yung-Chi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accreditation
Accreditation (Institutions)
Akkreditierung
Associations
Ausland
Catholic schools
Certification
Colleges
Colleges and universities
Community colleges
Competition
Education
Education market
Education systems
Educational Change
Educational Quality
Educational research
Enrollments
Faculty Development
Forecasts and trends
Foreign Countries
Global Approach
Globalization
Government
Higher Education
Hochschulsystem
Instructional Leadership
International accreditation
International Education
Internationalität
Jurisdiction
Quality
Quality Assurance
Quality Control
Quality of education
Quality standards
Qualitätssicherung
Research universities
School accreditation
Students
Taiwan
Universities
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Summary:In response to the global competitiveness in higher education, the government, in recent years, has encouraged Taiwan colleges and universities to seek international accreditation, which raises several questions, such as jurisdiction over national accreditation, a single set of standards for local and global quality assurance, demand for the mutual recognition of review outcomes, etc. With the looming pressures for change that international accreditation will likely pose on a Taiwan national framework of quality assurance, multiple impacts on institutions and national accrediting agencies in Taiwan are now beginning to be increasingly felt. Hence, this paper examines current academic international accreditation programs and institutions, recognizes Taiwan's accrediting organizations, and analyzes the challenges that institutions and national accrediting agencies are facing. (HRK / Abstract übernommen).
ISSN:0018-1560
1573-174X
DOI:10.1007/s10734-010-9331-9