Quality and Recognition in Higher Education

Quality and Recognition in Higher Education

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Centre for Educational Research and Innovation

Authors:
OECD
Publication Date :
27 July 2004
Pages :
206
ISBN :
9789264015104 (PDF) ; 9789264015081 (print)
DOI :
10.1787/9789264015104-en

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With rapid growth in cross-border education and developments such as e-learning, for-profit providers, and remote campuses challenging accreditation frameworks, this book examines the situation in Canada, the United States, Europe, Australia, and Japan with a view towards working with UNESCO on a set of guidelines on quality provision in cross-border higher education.
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  • Executive Summary

    Over the last two decades, cross-border education (through student, programme or institutional mobility) and professional mobility have grown considerably. In parallel, new cross-border providers and delivery modes have appeared, such as for-profit providers, campuses abroad and e-learning. These trends challenge existing national frameworks for quality assurance, accreditation and recognition of qualifications, which are often not geared to addressing cross-border and private provision. This may increase the risks ...

  • Introduction

    The internationalisation of higher education systems increases the possibilities for improving the skills of individual students and the quality of national higher education systems. Cross-border education activities through student, programme or institution/provider mobility have therefore grown considerably over the last decades as a result of national and international policies encouraging such activities and high student demand for study abroad. At the same time, the increase in cross-border student, researcher and professional mobility has put the issue of mutual recognition of academic and professional qualifications high on the international agenda. While student mobility remains the typical form of cross-border higher ...

  • Quality Provision in Cross-Border Higher Education

    This chapter presents a preliminary consideration of initiatives for quality assurance, accreditation and recognition of qualifications that might be taken by key stake-holders – higher education institutions, quality assurance and accreditation agencies, recognition agencies, professional bodies and governments – to better meet the challenges of growth and diversity of cross-border education provision and the emergence of for-profit providers. Key issues and possible initiatives are discussed, such as: how to enhance the protection of students/learners of higher education from degree mills and qualifications of limited value; the suggested establishment of an international database on recognised higher education institutions; the need for comprehensive quality assurance and accreditation systems at the national level; and ...

  • Quality Assurance and Recognition of Qualifications in Post-secondary Education in Canada

    This chapter provides a general overview of the quality assurance systems in place at the provincial/territorial level in Canada and examines how the systems address cross-border delivery of postsecondary education. It also provides an overview of the procedures in place in Canada for evaluating and recognising foreign qualifications. Finally, it raises the key issues and challenges for international quality assurance, accreditation and recognition of qualifications, including the need for closer links between quality assurance and recognition of qualifications, assessment of competencies/learning outcomes, and the ...

  • Accreditation and Recognition of Qualifications in Higher Education: The United States

    This chapter provides a general overview of the mechanisms for accreditation and recognition of qualifications in higher education in the United States. It introduces the role of some main actors in this field of accreditation, such as the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) and the United States Department of Education (USDE). Furthermore, it refers to the international activities of US accrediting organisations. Finally, it examines the role of accreditation in acceptance of degrees, transfer of credit and individual certification and ...

  • International Quality Assurance and Recognition of Qualifications in Higher Education: Europe

    This chapter aims to describe and analyse the national systems of quality assurance, accreditation and recognition of qualifications in higher education in European countries. It focuses on the countries participating in the Bologna Process, a European-wide reform effort whose aim is to move national higher education systems towards comparability. Furthermore, it provides an overview of the national frameworks for the recognition of qualifications in Europe, including the ...

  • Quality Assurance and Recognition of Qualifications in Higher Education: Australia

    This chapter provides a general overview of frameworks for quality assurance and recognition of academic and professional qualifications in higher education in Australia. It includes information on the Australian Qualifications Framework, the Australian Universities Quality Agency and the Code of Ethical Practice in the Provision of Education to International Students by Australian Universities developed by the Australian Vice-Chancellors Committee (AVCC). Finally, it raises some issues and challenges in relation to international quality assurance, ..

  • Quality Assurance and Recognition of Qualifications in Higher Education: Japan

    This chapter introduces an overview of quality assurance systems for higher education in Japan, including the requirements for establishing new educational programmes. It also provides information on the recent introduction of third-party evaluation of higher education institutions on a continual basis. Furthermore, it refers to Japan’s approach to quality assurance for cross-border higher education based on the "territorial principle" and stresses the need for increased international co-operation ...

  • Quality Assurance and Accreditation in Higher Education in Non-member Economies

    This chapter offers a short overview of the development of quality assurance and accreditation systems in higher education in several nonmember countries and how they manage cross-border provision of higher education. It gives examples of how different countries and regions in Asia, Africa and Latin America are coping with the increase in cross-border provision of higher education with respect to quality ...

  • UNESCO Conventions on the Recognition of Qualification

    This chapter provides information on UNESCO conventions on recognition of qualifications such as their purpose, evolution, ratification, and their updating. Furthermore, it refers to the Action Plan of the UNESCO Global Forum on International Quality Assurance, Accreditation and the Recognition of Qualifications, including the ...

  • Trade Agreements and Recognition

    This chapter explores the coverage of recognition of professional qualifications by the World Trade Organisation (WTO) General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) and a range of bilateral and regional trade agreements. It also provides a brief overview of what has been achieved to date in professional recognition internationally and the contribution that trade agreements might provide in increasing the transparency of professional recognition across borders. It also offers some preliminary thoughts on the relationship between cross-border education, recognition of professional qualifications and quality ...

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