Quality Assurance and Accreditation. - German Education Server

Vlasceanu, Lazar (Bearb.); Grünberg, L. (Bearb.); Parlea, D. (Bearb.)

Quality Assurance and Accreditation.

A Glossary of Basic Terms and Definitions. Revised and updated Ed.

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This publication reflects the most recent developments in the domain of quality assurance and accreditation, including new terms, the use of sources published since 2004, and an updated list of quality assurance bodies in Europe, the United States of America and Canada. The consideration and inclusion of documents reflects the on-going new issues related to the Bologna Process and its implementation in the field of quality assurance and accreditation. Contents: ACCREDITATION (Institutional Accreditation, Regional Accreditation (USA), Specialized Accreditation, Duration of Accreditation, Accreditation of Prior Learning, Accreditation Status, Accreditation Survey, Portfolio for Accreditation, Accreditation Body). - ASSESSMENT. - AUDIT (Institutional Audit/Institutional Review, Audit Report/Evaluation Report/Assessment, Internal Audit, Management Audit). - BENCHMARK (Benchmark Information, Subject Benchmark/Subject Benchmark, Course Development Benchmarks). - BENCHMARKING (Internal Benchmarking, Competitive Benchmarking, Functional (External Collaborative)Benchmarking, Trans-Institutional Benchmarking, Implicit Benchmarking, Generic Benchmarking, Process-Based Benchmarking). - BEST PRACTICE. - CERTIFICATION. - CODE OF PRACTICE. - CODE OF (PROFESSIONAL) ETHICS CONCERNING QUALITY ASSURANCE AND ACCREDITATION IN HIGHER EDUCATION. - COMPETENCIES (Cognitive Competencies, Attitudinal Competencies, Professional Competencies). - CREDITS (Accumulation of Study Credits, ECTS). - CRITERIA. - CULTURE OF EVIDENCE. - DESCRIPTOR (LEVEL). - EFFECTIVENESS (EDUCATIONAL) . - EFFICIENCY (EDUCATIONAL). - EVALUATION (External Evaluation, Internal Evaluation/Self-evaluation). - EXTERNAL REVIEW. - HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTION/ORGANIZATION (HEI). - INDICATORS. - LICENSING. - OUTCOMES (Outcomes Assessment, Student Learning Outcomes). - PEER REVIEW/EXTERNAL REVIEW. - QUALIFICATION (Qualifications Framework: European Qualifications Framework). - QUALITY (ACADEMIC) (Quality Assessment/Quality Review, Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Quality Management, Total Quality Management (TQM), Quality Audit: Quality Culture, Quality Planning). - RANKING/LEAGUE TABLES. - RECOGNITION (Academic Recognition, Mutual Recognition, Professional Recognition, Recognition of Prior Learning). - REGISTER OF EUROPEAN HIGHER EDUCATION QUALITY ASSURANCE. - AGENCIES (REHEQA). - SELF-EVALUATION. - SITE VISIT. - STANDARDS (Content Standards, Educational Standards, Performance Standards, European standards). - STUDENT EVALUATION OF TEACHERS. - STUDENT SURVEY. - STUDY PROGRAMME. - VALIDATION. - WORKLOAD. - APPENDIX (Accreditation and Quality Assurance Organizations in Europe, the United States, and Canada) (HoF/text adopted).