Internationalization and quality assurance:Towards worldwide accreditation?
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- 作者：Van Damme ; Dirk
- 关键词：accreditation ; higher education ; internationalization ; quality assurance
- 刊名：European Journal for Education Law and Policy
- 出版时间：2000
- 出版年：2000
- 期刊代码：7_13868349
- 类别：law
- 卷：4
- 期：1
- 页码：1-20
- 数据来源：sp
摘要
This paper addresses two very closely related issues, namely theintegration of the quality dimension in internationalization policiesin higher education and the adaptation of quality assurance policiesand practices to an increasingly international environment. Throughan analysis of some issues and challenges in internationalization onthe one hand and an overview of recent developments in qualityassurance on the other, our objective is to question how internationalizationand quality assurance can be integrated. Internationalization policies andpractices are lacking a quality assurance dimension and quality assuranceapproaches are too much confined to national contexts. Can qualityassurance give answers to the challenges facing internationalizationand can the introduction of an international dimension give a solutionto issues in the field of quality assurance. This paper then focuseson the concept of multiple accreditation and the development of worldwidemutual accreditation networks among institutions as a possible avenue forfuture progress.