Analytic Quality Glossary

 

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Citation reference: Harvey, L., 2004–8, Analytic Quality Glossary, Quality Research International, http://www.qualityresearchinternational.com/glossary/

This is a dynamic glossary and the author would welcome any e-mail suggestions for amendments or additions.

 

 

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Accreditation status

 

core definition

Accreditation status is the embodiment of the decision made by the accreditation body.

 

explanatory context

In principle, an institution or programme is either accredited or it is not: a binary decision with equivalent accreditation status. Often, though, there are interim or provisional accreditation decisions that translate into a range of accreditation statuses.

 

analytical review

Generically, (Vlăsceanu, et al., 2004, p. 21), describe accreditation status as:

The formal recognition benefiting an institution or specialized programme for meeting the appropriate standards of educational quality established by the accrediting body at a regional, national, or specialized level.

 

related terms

see also

accreditation:

institutional accreditation

programme accreditation

regional accreditation

specialist accreditation

accreditation status

re-accreditation

accreditation survey

accreditation portfolio

duration of accreditation

accreditation body

 

 

sources

Vlăsceanu, L., Grünberg, L., and Pârlea, D., 2004, Quality Assurance and Accreditation: A Glossary of Basic Terms and Definitions (Bucharest, UNESCO-CEPES) Papers on Higher Education, ISBN 92-9069-178-6. http://www.cepes.ro/publications/Default.htm