Garantía de calidad de la educación superior: el caso de Estados Unidos

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DOI:

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

Palabras clave:

Educación Superior, Garantía de Calidad, Acreditación Universitaria

Resumen

Este artículo presenta un panorama crítico sobre la garantía de calidad de la educación superior en Estados Unidos, analizando su historia, características, problemas y controversias, en un esfuerzo para extraer lecciones que sean aplicables a otros países, como Brasil. Se analizaron los rankings institucionales, la evaluación del aprendizaje de los estudiantes, el papel de los gobiernos en el proceso de acreditación universitaria y el desafío de asegurar la calidad de las instituciones con fines de lucro. Aunque se reconoce que no hay un modelo ideal para evaluar las instituciones de educación superior, se enumeran las recomendaciones extraídas de la experiencia norteamericana que posiblemente aporten contribuciones para mejorar los marcos de garantía de calidad en otras partes del mundo.

 

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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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2022-09-15

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Verhine, R. E. (2022). Garantía de calidad de la educación superior: el caso de Estados Unidos. Estudos Em Avaliação Educacional, 33, e09022. https://doi.org/10.18222/eae.v33.9022

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