Abstract

LEMEZ, Rodolfo. Higher education accreditation: a comparative: analysis of current practices. Avaliação (Campinas) [online]. 2004, vol.09, n.03, pp.99-110. ISSN 1414-4077.

This purpose of this paper is to present the common factors which may be found in comparisons between countries which have rather consolidated systems of higher education accreditation. To identify these factors, we used information supplied by the I1PE- UNESCO, which recently carried out a study of accreditation systems in the USA, Colombia, Hungry, India and the Philippines. We have also used information supplied by a study made by ACRO, which compares the systems and accreditation procedures in Latin America and the European Union, through an analysis of national cases in Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands, Italy, Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Uruguay (of which we are in charge). Finally, we have made use of information supplied by the OCDE, which compares the situation in 15 European countries and which can be found in the work of J.J. Brunner "Quality Assurance and New Demands over Higher Education in Latin America", presented as a paper in the First International Seminar "Higher Education, Quality and Accreditation", organized by the Colombian National Accreditation Council in July 10 to 12, 2004 in Cartagena de Indias of which we had the honor to participate.

Keywords : Accreditation; Accreditation Systems; Higher Education; Comparative Studies.

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