Abstract

BARREYRO, Gladys Beatriz. New regulations in higher education: from the Evaluative State to accreditation at the global scale. Rev. Elet. Educ. [online]. 2019, vol.13, n.3, pp.837-852.  Epub Sep 01, 2020. ISSN 1982-7199.  https://doi.org/10.14244/198271993530.

The text analyzes the transformation of the accreditation/evaluation) of higher education from a policy of the Evaluative State, in the ´80s, to a global policy with different modalities. Based on the concepts developed by Susan Robertson and Roger Dale in relation to the multi-scalar governance of higher education, it is shown the existence of accreditation policies at different scales, as well as the participation of different institutions and actors (international, private and non profit). The impact of the General Agreement on Trade and Services (GATS) in higher education, and specifically in evaluation/accreditation, generated policies such as global accreditation and regional accreditations. Also new institutions as accreditation agencies, and new strategies as guidelines for accreditation appeared, which are presented and analyzed in the text. It derives from a research, based on bibliography, documentary analysis and interviews with experts in internationalization and evaluation of higher education.

Keywords : Higher education; Higher education evaluation; Accreditation; Multi-scalar governance.

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