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Accreditation, the Bologna Process and national reactions: accreditation as concept and action

This article examines accreditation as a component of the Bologna Process quality policy. The focus is on an analysis of the concept of accreditation in policy documents from four countries (Finland, the Netherlands, France and Sweden). The article focuses on the following questions: (i) how does accreditation appear, as a concept and as action, in national reports, produced for the purposes of the Ministerial meetings?; and (ii) how is accreditation presented, as a concept and as action, in the national context and for national actors?

This article examines accreditation as a component of the Bologna Process quality policy. The focus is on an analysis of the ...  Show Full Abstract  

Authors: Saarinen, Taina; Ala-Vahala, Timo
Date: 2007
Geographic subjects: Europe; Finland; Netherlands;
Journal title: Higher education in Europe
Resource type: Article
Subjects: Quality; Policy; Governance

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