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Accreditation's Role in Quality Assurance in the United States.
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El-Khawas, Elaine – Higher Education Management, 1998
Describes the college accreditation processes in the United States within the larger context of state, federal, and institutional accountability and reviews some of the continuing debates over ways to improve accreditation. Notes key issues (gathering evidence and using expert judgment) receiving attention by accrediting agencies in recent years.…
Descriptors: Accountability, Accreditation (Institutions), Accrediting Agencies, Agency Role