Browsing Educational Research Center by Subject "Accreditation"

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    • Attestation of online programs in Qatar: The need for a policy 

      Nasser, Ramzi; Romanowski, Michael; Abouchedid, Kamal ( Nova Science Publishers, Inc. , 2019 , Book chapter)
      This paper discusses the prefatory policy of online degrees' attestation in Qatar. This paper draws on the experiences of the authors as consultants and academics in higher education working in Qatar and the Arab World. ...

    • The idolatry of accreditation in higher education: enhancing our understanding 

      Romanowski, Michael H. ( Routledge , 2022 , Article)
      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 ...

    • Problematizing Accreditation for Teacher Education 

      Romanowski, Michael H.; Alkhateeb, Hadeel ( Palgrave Macmillan , 2023 , Article)
      This essay aims to problematize US accreditation of teacher education. Foucault’s notion of problematization is used as a theoretical framework to explain how accreditation emerged in the past as a solution to perceived ...

    • United States accreditation in higher education: does it dilute academic freedom? 

      Romanowski, Michael H.; Karkouti, Ibrahim M. ( Routledge , 2024 , Article)
      US higher education accreditation agencies provide external quality evaluation for institutions and programmes to deliver quality control and assurance. Although there is ample discussion about the benefits and drawbacks ...