The idolatry of accreditation in higher education: enhancing our understanding

IF 16.4 1区化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Accounts of Chemical Research Pub Date : 2021-07-28 DOI:10.1080/13538322.2021.1948460

M. Romanowski

引用次数: 10

Abstract

ABSTRACT Worldwide accreditation systems for higher education are used by institutions and programmes to demonstrate their legitimacy to deliver quality education. Although there are many perceived benefits and criticisms of accreditation and little empirical research on its impact for improvement, there is still an increasing demand for this form of quality assurance. This essay applies the lens of idolatry to provide a distinctive perspective and offer insight into accreditation. The theory of idolisation and nine characteristics of idols provides a means to understand accreditation power over institutions, its demands, its impact on institutions and professors and its ability to shape and legitimise a particular understanding of education and academic disciplines.

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高等教育对认证的盲目崇拜:增进我们的理解

高等教育机构和课程使用全球认证系统来证明其提供优质教育的合法性。尽管对认证的好处和批评有很多，对其改进影响的实证研究也很少，但对这种形式的质量保证的需求仍在增加。本文应用偶像崇拜的镜头，提供一个独特的视角，并提供洞察认证。偶像化理论和偶像的九个特征提供了一种方法来理解对机构的认可权力，它的需求，它对机构和教授的影响，以及它塑造和合法化对教育和学科的特定理解的能力。

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Accounts of Chemical Research 化学-化学综合

CiteScore

31.40

自引率

1.10%

发文量

312

审稿时长

2 months

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