Higher education quality assurance: the case of the United States

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https://doi.org/10.18222/eae.v33.9022

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Higher Education, Quality Assurance, University Accreditation

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to provide an overview and critique of higher education quality assurance in the context of the United States (US), reviewing the US model in terms of its history, characteristics, problems and controversies, in an effort to extract lessons that are applicable to other countries, including Brazil. The study examines topics such as institutional rankings, student learning assessment, the role of government in the university accreditation process and the challenge of assuring the quality of for-profit institutions. The article concludes with a list of recommendations extracted from the US experience that could conceivably contribute to the improvement of quality assurance frameworks in other parts of the world.

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Robert E. Verhine, Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA), Salvador-BA, Brasil

Doutor em Educação pela Universität Hamburg, atualmente é Professor Titular (aposentado) da Faculdade de Educação e Professor Permanente do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação da UFBA. Além disso, é Coordenador da Área de Educação da Capes e membro titular do seu Conselho Técnico-Científico, coordenando os Grupos de Trabalho referentes à autoavaliação e à educação a distância. Suas áreas de ênfase são: Economia da Educação, Avaliação Educacional, Políticas Públicas de Educação e Educação Comparada.

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Verhine, R. E. (2022). Higher education quality assurance: the case of the United States. Estudos Em Avaliação Educacional, 33, e09022. https://doi.org/10.18222/eae.v33.9022

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