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Eaton, Judith S. – 2000
This paper discusses regional accreditation, a common form of institutional quality assurance, noting its application to distance education. Six core academic values sustain regional accreditation: institutional autonomy; collegiality and shared governance; faculty intellectual and academic authority; the degree; general education; and site-based…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accreditation (Institutions), College Faculty, Collegiality