Faculty development and scholarship is an expectation of nurse educators. Accrediting institutions, such as the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission, and the Higher Learning Commission, all have criteria regarding faculty achievement. A faculty ...

The purpose of this article is to analyse the development of accreditation standards and processes in Vietnam and to offer recommendations for the further progress of Vietnam's accreditation model. The authors first provide contextual details of the higher education system and then present the conceptual framework of quality assurance ...

The Training Accreditation Program (TAP) was established by the Department of Energy (DOE) to assist in achieving excellence in the development and implementation of performance-based nuclear facility training programs. The TAP establishes the objectives and criteria against which DOE nuclear facility training is evaluated for ...

The achievement of objectives of Japan Accreditation Board for Engineering Education (JABEE) is evaluated and facing problems, including further development of the accreditation system are discussed. The objectives of JABEE, such as evaluating and accrediting engineering programs through fair examination based on ...

Written for the prospective student of a nontraditional educational institution as well as the prospective member institution, this handbook presents an overview of the concept of nontraditional education and the ways the National Association of Private, Nontraditional Schools and Colleges attempts to preserve the quality of that concept through the accreditation process. For ...

This chapter aims at providing insight into the methodological derivation of the quality criteria used in the teChnology-Enhanced Learning accreditation (CEL) of the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD), which was designed to assess and improve technology-enhanced programs. The main question posed in this chapter is ...

Information concerning accreditation in higher education--a process of quality control and evaluation of institutional program development, effectiveness, and improvement that is based on established criteria and standards--is presented. Thirty-three questions and answers on accreditation are provided to clarify ...

2004-2005 Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs 1 Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs Effective for Evaluations during the 2004-2005 Accreditation Cycle These criteria are intended to assure quality and to foster the systematic pursuit of improvement in ...

Among engineering degree programs at the bachelor's level in China, civil engineering was the first one accredited in accordance with a professional programmatic accreditation system comparable to that of international practice. Launched in 1994, the accreditation of civil engineering aimed high and toward international standards and ...

The Training Accreditation Program (TAP) establishes objectives and criteria against which DOE nuclear facility training is evaluated to determine readiness for accreditation. TAP 3 has been developed to assist the contractor in preparing the initial Self-Evaluation Report, Training Program ...

Every institution of higher education in the United States must, in order to award degrees and financial aid, be recognized by an accrediting organization under the guidelines and oversight of the US Department of Education. This process of recognition is known as accreditation. The current procedure of accreditation involves revisits ...

This document provides an overview of the structure and function of typical product certification/laboratory accreditation programs. The overview is followed by a model program which could serve as the basis for a photovoltaic (PV) module certification/laboratory accreditation program. The model covers quality assurance procedures for the testing ...

This paper overviews a model product certification and test laboratory accreditation program for photovoltaic (PV) modules that was recently developed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and Arizona State University. The specific objective of this project was to produce a document that details the equipment, facilities, quality assurance ...

This paper overviews a model product certification and test laboratory accreditation program for photovoltaic (PV) modules that was recently developed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and Arizona State University. The specific objective of this project was to produce a document that details the equipment, facilities, quality assurance ...

The ways in which the regional accrediting commissions are responding effectively in the evaluation of rapidly changing postsecondary education institutions are described. Differences between the roles of the accrediting commissions and the state agencies are examined, and ways to develop more cooperative relationships are suggested. ...

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This article is a description of the process utilized by Public Service Electric and Gas (PSE and G) to develop and implement the training programs at the Nuclear Training Center. These programs have been developed to meet the accreditation criteria as established by the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations ...

The responsibilities of a nurse planner are crucial to the creation and development of both accredited and approved continuing education activities. The nurse planner serves as a repository for accreditation criteria and is charged with the oversight of identifying learning needs, identifying content experts, ...

The Training Accreditation Program was established by DOE to assist in achieving excellence in developing and implementing performance-based nuclear facility training programs. This standard establishes the objectives and criteria against which the training programs for those DOE nuclear facilities listed in Attachment 1 to DOE Order ...

The document explains the operation and technical requirements of the Laboratory Accreditation Program for Personnel Radiation Dosimetry. All of the steps leading to accreditation are discussed. Technical requirements are explained indicating how the NVLAP criteria are applied. It is intended for use by staff of ...

In 1992, Heartland Community College (HCC), in Illinois, was granted candidacy status for accreditation by the North Central Association (NCA). In 1994, the college decided to seek full accreditation to ensure its place in the local community, ensure federal funding, and to show that it had grown since candidacy and was ready to fulfill ...

This document covers the second phase of a two-part program. Phase I provided an overview of the structure and function of typical product certification/laboratory accreditation programs. This report (Phase H) provides most of the draft documents that will be necessary for the implementation of a photovoltaic (PV) module certification/laboratory ...

on establishing quality labelling criteria for the accreditation of health-related web content [1-8]. The European Council supported an initiative within eEurope 2002 to develop a core set of "Quality Criteria for Health of machine readable quality criteria. MedIEQ tools will monitor already ...

The Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS or "Council") supports the concept that periodic evaluation entered into voluntarily by institutions and their peers enhances the quality of the educational process and demonstrates that self-regulation of a profession is superior to outside regulation. To help institutions and peer evaluators meet their ...

This paper describes how the continuous improvement process is being applied to the student recruitment activity at Vermont Technical College, where there are eight Technology Accreditation Commission (TAC) of ABET, Inc. accredited degrees offered. Under the ABET Technology Criteria 2000 (TC2K) criteria, programs ...

Accreditation of early childhood programs helps teachers and administrators evaluate and improve their practice, helps parents make informed decisions, and helps children receive quality programming. This manual explains the policies and procedures for accreditation of early childhood programs through the National Association for the Education of Young ...

In summary, Education has established criteria for recognizing an accrediting agency and has mechanisms in place to assess compliance with the criteria. Agencies found to be in compliance with Education's criteria can be approved for up to 5 years. There ...

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... Title : Examining the Effects of Accreditation on Military Child Development Center Operations and Outcomes. Descriptive Note : Research rept.,. ...

Explains that communication skills have become a focus of engineering curricula as the result of the ABET (Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology) Engineering Criteria 2000. Stresses that professional technical communicators can play a significant role in the development of engineering communication. Suggests that ...

Accreditation is a system of verified quality control and recognition. When applied to education it becomes the instrument by which the quality of education is measure. For engineering, the recognized accrediting agency is the Accreditation board for Engineering and Technology (ABET). The American Nuclear Society (ANS) provides input ...

The accreditation process of the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools is discussed. After describing the meaning and purposes of accreditation and the evolution of the Commission's evaluative principles, information is provided on the Criteria for ...

This paper suggests ways that failure case studies may be used to address Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology Engineering Accreditation Commission (ABET EAC) general and civil engineering program specific criteria, as well as Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge (BOK) criteria. The study of ...

The need for collaboration in medical education is increasingly evident as allopathic and osteopathic physician communities continue to train physicians cooperatively. Therefore, ventures that hold dual accreditation in continuing medical education (CME) have increasing appeal to both physician groups. The Berkshire Medical Conference, a nationally ...

A handbook on accreditation is presented by the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. After providing an overview on accreditation, explanations are provided on General Institutional Requirements concerning the institutional program and college organization, operation, and public ...

It has often been suggested in recent years that Geology programs in the USA obtain some sort of accreditation. While this discussion continues, it is worthwhile for administrators of Geology, Earth Science, and Geophysics programs to become familiar with the current practices of ABET-accredited Engineering programs, particularly those in Geological ...

The US Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Nuclear Safety has developed and initiated the DOE Laboratory Accreditation Program (DOELAP) for personnel dosimetry systems to assure and improve the quality of personnel dosimetry at DOE and DOE contractor facilities. It consists of a performance evaluation program that measures current performance and an ...

The increasing globalisation of medicine, as manifested in the migration rate of medical doctors and in the growth of cross-border education providers, has inflicted a wave of quality assurance efforts in medical education, and underlined the need for definition of standards and for introduction of effective and transparent accreditation systems. In 2004, reflecting the ...

The Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools ("ACICS" or "Council") supports the concept that periodic evaluation entered into voluntarily by institutions and their peers enhances the quality of the educational process and demonstrates that self regulation of a profession is superior to outside regulation. This has been the philosophy of ACICS since 1912 when ...

To explore the degree to which schools change, an analysis of how systemic participants (external agencies, the school, and individuals in the school) facilitate or constrain the rate of change is offered. Change, or learning, was assessed by following schools' and reviewers' use of an accrediting agency's criteria for school improvement, in this case, ...

BackgroundWhile practice-level or team accreditation is not new to primary care in the UK and there are organisational indicators in the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) organisational domain, there is no universal system of accreditation of the quality of organisational aspects of care in the UK.AimTo describe the development, ...

Recognizing the importance of undertaking and maintaining continuous assessment as mandated by the new ABET 2000 accreditation criteria, the program assessment framework and related activities applied by the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at Wayne State University have continued to evolve and improve from the last ABET evaluation to this ...

The term "institutional effectiveness" was developed in response to accreditation, and this emphasizes the large extent to which accreditation drives institutional effectiveness efforts on community college campuses. There are two general types of accreditation. "Institutional accreditation" is ...

The Child Development Center at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., is recognized with accreditation from the National Association for the Education of Young ...

This paper gives an overview of the Indian technical education system with regard to both its quantitative and qualitative scenario and upholds the value of accreditation in quality improvement and quality assurance of educational programmes. The paper presents a comparison of accreditation systems being followed in some important countries, including ...

Educational institutions pay careful attention to the design of program curricula, which represent a framework to meet institutional goals and missions. Of course, the success of any institution depends highly on the quality of its program curriculum. The development of such a curriculum and, more importantly, the evaluation of its quality are complex and time-consuming ...

The original objectives of the program were: To develop minimum standards for credentialing boards; To develop a program for certifying credentialing boards; and To establish an accrediting board, ultimately independent of the American Academy of Forensic...

Describes a matrix that can illustrate the educational relationship between a course's learning activities and learning objectives. Discusses the development of the matrix in the context of a first-year engineering design course, and gives alternative applications of the matrix, such as using it in course articulation and using it as part of the Engineering ...

The ABET Self Study Report documents all the initiatives that were taken to satisfy ABET accreditation Criteria. A suite of assessment tools has been developed in order to ensure that the Program Educational Objectives are indeed met through the program curriculum. These assessment tools were first implemented in 2002, and are being ...

In this paper, an assessor for the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program describes the on-site assessment portion of the accreditation process for personnel dosimetry processors. The role of assessments, assessment criteria and checklists, pre-visit preparation, assessor activities on-site, and recurring problems are ...

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n the United States, accreditation is a non-governmental, peer-review process that assures the quality of the postsecondary education students receive. Educational institutions or programs volunteer to undergo this review periodically to determine if certain criteria are being met. (NOTE: Outside the United States, accreditation is not ...

The systems engineering model provides the vehicle for communication between the developer and the customer by presenting system facts and demonstrating the system in an organized form. The same model provides implementors with views of the system`s function and capability. The authors contend that the process of obtaining accreditation for a classified ...

This paper presents the development and the use of performance criteria that could be used for detailed assessment of specific students performance in the program outcomes listed for Engineering programs (EAC Criterion 3, a-k outcomes), Engineering Technology programs (TAC Criterion 2, a-k outcomes) and Computer Science programs (CAC criterion 1, a-i ...

After years of counting books and toilets, the country's independent accrediting agencies are reflecting the changes occurring in education over the last decade. All six regional accrediting associations now examine student learning and are trying to shape the accreditation process into a tool for staff development ...

Talk by Jorge Vanegas at an engineering education conference in Colombia titled: "Congreso: para una educacion de calidad". Outline: The Vision, Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs 2005-2006; Accreditation Cycle; ABET Engineering Accreditation Commission; Education Criteria for ...

The Calibration Laboratories Accreditation Program was developed by the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) as a result of interest from private industry and at the reque...

Accreditation of laboratories is one means to promote quality laboratory services, underscoring the need to document factors that facilitate laboratory accreditation. A desk review and key informant's interviews were conducted to determine the roles of country leadership and policies in laboratory accreditation. Overall, the review ...

This paper reports on the progress of a project to redevelop the Certificates in General Education for Adults (CGEA) in Australia. It describes the progress to date and the expected next steps, and it lists 10 Accreditation Principles that must be met for a curriculum to be approved. Descriptions of routes for attaining the CGEA (foundation and further study) are provided. The ...

The public, governmental agencies, and payers expect medical professional organisations to develop practice guidelines and technical standards. The American College of Radiology proactively addresses these topics as well as other quality and safety interests including appropriateness criteria and accreditation. The College is also ...

The unprecedented growth, development and implementation of information technology (IT) driven by e-commerce and other technological advances have resulted in an increased demand of technology skilled workers (Reichgelt, Zhang, & Price, 2002; United States Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2005). In response to degree-dependent employment requirements, ...

The importance of graduate attributes is increasingly recognized internationally in higher education and by industry, government, and accrediting bodies. However, integrating the development of graduate attributes, such as critical thinking and critical reflection, has proved challenging in business education. This article demonstrates the value of ...

The Russian Federation of higher medical institutions get State accreditation, if their activity conforms to criteria determined by the Ministry of Public Health and the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation. Kursk State Medical University (KSMU) has a confirmed to requirement of accreditation by the Russian Federation, to ...

This article contextualises the use of accreditation for prior experiential learning (APEL) in European higher education by analysing the notions of desert and merit. We propose that the credentialising of certain types of knowledge can lead to a narrow definition of education which merely endeavours to serve consumer imperatives so as to market the individual in the work ...

For the past few years Cooper Union has been working on the implementation of assessment processes in engineering projects, courses, and programs, as required in the new criteria for accreditation by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET). The assessment program has been successful and is now fully ...

Radiation workers are entitled to high-quality radiation protection programs. Radiation measurements for determining the quantity of radiation to which workers can be exposed are important to any radiation protection program. To assist in developing high-quality radiation measurement programs, performance standards have been and are being prepared by groups such as the ...

This digest summarizes the professional standards for accreditation of personnel preparation programs developed by seven organizations concerned with special education and related services. The seven organizations include the: American Occupational Therapy Association, American Physical Therapy Association, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, ...

as a participant in quality and patient safety improvement opportunities. The updated criteria must be met in order of Directors adopted updated compliance criteria for the accreditation Elements. The revised model represents on learning and change. Compliance with a basic subset of the updated criteria will be ...

BackgroundThe outcomes-based assessment rubric is a novel systematic instrument for documenting improvement in clinical learning.ApproachThis article describes the development of a rubric aimed at introducing specific performance indicators to measure the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education competencies.ResultsThe potential benefits and ...

Assessment Criteria for Improving Quality in Higher Education Dr Tanveer Hussain, Dean QA, NTU Faisalabad Air Cdre (R. Institutional support pp 9. Program criteria #12;New ProposedNew Proposed Education Quality Criteria... #12;New Proposed Edu Quality Criteria... 1. Leadership 2. Organization 7. Facilities 8. ...

This paper reports on a study that described the early stages of implementation of an external-reform model developed by a voluntary school-accrediting agency. The article centers on findings taken from 637 schools that participated in the program called Outcomes Accreditation (OA). The study examined the goals and expectations for ...

Colorectal cancer is a major cause of death in the western world and is currently the second commonest cause of death from malignant disease in the UK. Recently a "driving test" for colonoscopists wishing to take part in the National Health Service Bowel Cancer Screening Program has been introduced, with the aim of improving quality in colonoscopy. We describe the ...

Colorectal cancer is a major cause of death in the western world and is currently the second commonest cause of death from malignant disease in the UK. Recently a �driving test� for colonoscopists wishing to take part in the National Health Service Bowel Cancer Screening Program has been introduced, with the aim of improving quality in colonoscopy. We describe the ...

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The accreditation system introduced into the French healthcare system in 1996 has five particular characteristics: (1) it is mandatory for all healthcare establishments; (2) it is performed by an independent government agency; (3) surveyors have to report all instances of non-compliance with safety regulations; (4) the accreditation report is delivered to ...

A project entitled "Using Accreditation Results for Statewide Program Evaluation" reviewed agency and client characteristics and outcomes for surveys conducted between 1980 and 1984 by the Accreditation Council for Services for Mentally Retarded and Other Developmentally Disabled Persons (ACMRDD) and the Commission on the Accreditation ...

"System accreditation" is a new approach developed for German universities to conduct the mandatory accreditation of all their study programmes. A pilot project at Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz is playing an important role in paving the way for this alternative to prevailing programme accreditation. This ...

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.B. For the purposes of seeking accreditation by CEPH, the school shall conduct an analytical self documentation specified as being expected. All documentation specified in the CEPH accreditation criteria of having gone through the CEPH accreditation review process recently was that many faculty, administrators

Compared responses of 132 training directors and 79 clinical members of American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy regarding current specified standards for accreditation of Marriage and Family Therapy training programs. Results about preferred criteria for accreditation, training requirements, and attitudes toward major ...

In the accreditation process of a radioactivity measurements laboratory, according to ISO standard 17025, proficiency tests play a fundamental role. These PTs constitute an irreplaceable tool for the validation of measuring methods. In the case of Spain, ENAC, which is the Spanish accreditation national body, requires that the laboratory has to take part ...

In the accreditation process of a radioactivity measurements laboratory, according to ISO standard 17025, proficiency tests play a fundamental role. These PTs constitute an irreplaceable tool for the validation of measuring methods. In the case of Spain, ENAC, which is the Spanish accreditation national body, requires that the laboratory has to take part ...

BackgroundOne way to improve quality and safety in healthcare organizations (HCOs) is through accreditation. Accreditation is a rigorous external evaluation process that comprises self-assessment against a given set of standards, an on-site survey followed by a report with or without recommendations, and the award or refusal of ...

This paper describes a face validation process developed to assess computer models used in Phase I of the Theater Missile Defense (TMD) Cost and Operational Effectiveness Analysis (COEA) and to aid the COEA Study Director in making accreditation decisions for those models. The process was applied to five BMDO models, only two of which had a formal ...

The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education as the sole agency responsible for accreditation of educational programs leading to degrees in engineering, engineering technology, and related engineering areas. In the late 1990s, engineering programs began transitioning to a new Engineering ...

The Commission on Accreditation announces the following status changes for accredited doctoral (clinical, counseling, school, developed practice area, and combined professional-scientific), internship, and postdoctoral residency programs in professional psychology. These changes update the listing provided in the December 2010 issue of ...

Solar-energy program activities being conducted by the National Bureau of Standards (NBS) are primarily centered around projects related to the development and implementation of standards and performance criteria for solar heating and cooling applications. In support of the Energy Research and Development Administration (ERDA) and the ...

This paper presents the methodology developed by the State University System of Florida (SUS) to propose new programs and evaluate their viability prior to approval. Universities must initially request that programs for development be placed on the 5-year strategic plan. Once on the SUS strategic plan, universities may submit proposals following a ...

This study identified characteristics and benchmarks of Athletic Training Education Programs (ATEPs) considered exemplary by a national sample of ATEP program directors. These exemplary characteristics and benchmarks can be used as models by program directors and administrators for program evaluation. The study also identified 10 ATEPs perceived as exemplary by a sample of program directors. The ...

The formulation of a national energy conservation document has been debated. The actions taken by some states are reviewed. It is important that a national standard document be developed to achieve a uniform approach to energy conservation. The National Conference of States on Building Codes and Standards reviewed the program and identified ten tasks: (1) the need for ...

In todays environment, the Baldrige Education Criteria help organizations respond to the diverse needs of students, the need for enhanced curriculum and education delivery methods, changing regulatory requirements, demanding accreditation requirements, an...

The development of standards for accrediting community mental health service programs is documented, and a first draft of principles is presented. Development of the standards was undertaken by the Community Mental Health Centers Subcommittee, Standards C...

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It is reasonable to argue that the members of a profession are the only ones who can directly address issues of accreditation. In the context of accreditation for international continuing education, it may be argued that professional organizations in continuing education cannot function as accrediting bodies except in the sense that ...

... required to model these systems in an integrated fashion to remove ... AADL) for developing high confidence (verified and validated) models as part ...

NOAA Fisheries Science Center Accreditation and Certification: The objective is the development of nationally accepted standards for the NOAA Fisheries Science ... ...

... outcomes of the Medicaid population ... various financial arrangements, and accreditation requirements ... a manager and physician, states that "doctors ...

... Degree: Master of Science/Information Technology Management � Accreditation: American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB ...

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... for purposes of testing; � Development and construction of the testing environment (test bed); � Digital Forensic Testing Laboratory Accreditation; ...

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Abstract: "ABET 2000 Criteria encourages development of proficiency in engineering professional responsibility in the Preseundergraduate curriculum. This paper discusses the use of industrial sponsored capstone design projects to encourage active discussion of engineering professional responsibility that naturally occurs in engineering design. The paper ...

This article focuses first on fundamental trends weakening the European--specifically, the Slovenian--economy and social structure, which are creating a two-class system consisting of an undereducated/uneducated population unable to compete for employment in an economy increasingly requiring more education to update employees' skills. Learning and education have become an imperative for people ...

Thirty distinguished college and university presidents and chancellors shared their perceptions of institutional and programmatic accreditation in a series of interviews conducted by Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) during Spring 2005. The presidents commented on their knowledge of and involvement in accreditation, ...

Sex differences in criteria and standards of scientific and teaching productivity of Spanish teaching staff. The aim of this study is to analyze differences in university teachers' opinion about the criteria and standards of scientific and teaching productivity, as well as the minimum number of criteria to be ...

Britain's General National Vocational Qualifications (GNVQs) represent a new qualification that offers students a broadly based preparation for employment as well as an accepted route to further and higher education. They are of equal standing with academic qualifications at the same level and are designed to fit between and to complement the academic track and National Vocational Qualifications ...

The Federated Council for Internal Medicine recommended in 1981 "increased emphasis on geriatric medicine in the medical school curriculum, the medical residency, and continuing medical education." In the same year the first examination for a Certificate of Special Competence in Geriatric Medicine was held in Canada. This was the culmination of a process begun in 1974 to establish the subject as a ...

U.S. teacher educators are faced with serious challenges to demonstrate the quality of the graduates they prepare. These challenges are expressed in the country's fixation on accountability and testing. We are witnessing the growth of standardized tests and alternative routes to certification as panaceas intended to solve the teacher shortage crisis in most states. National ...

The US Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Nuclear Safety has developed and initiated the DOE Laboratory Accreditation Program (DOELAP) for personnel dosimetry systems to assure and improve the quality of personnel dosimetry at DOE and DOE contractor fac...

Describes the development of the North Central Association, from the early reactive measures to the more proactive efforts of the Commission on Schools, such as the implementation of outcomes accreditation (OA) in 1985. Argues that, with OA, changes in instruction, curricula, or organization are necessarily related to student performance and achievement. ...

The primary purpose of this paper, which draws on original empirical research, is to answer the question: is it good public policy to offer higher rates to accredited child care facilities. A second purpose of the paper is to assess the relative merits of...

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recognizes individual human welfare as the purpose and goal of social policy, to develop an awareness377 Accredited by the Council on Social Work Education. Faculty Emeritus: Ajemian, Baily, Brennen Offered by the School Master of Social Work degree. Master of Social Work and Juris Doctor degrees

Comprehensive site on EC2000, the draft engineering criteria for ABET accreditation, as well as instruments and frameworks for assessment. This site addresses the "crucial problem of how to best assure that our engineering students receive a quality education, one that will enable them to make important contributions as professionals and citizens. We will ...

The health education profession has made significant strides in promoting quality assurance for credentialing of health educators through a combination of individual certification and program approval and accreditation mechanisms. Although the profession has widely embraced individual certification, program accreditation has not been uniformly accepted nor ...

Recognized continuously by the US Department of Education since 1982 as a specialized accrediting agency, the American College of Nurse-Midwives' Division of Accreditation (DOA) accredits not only nurse-midwifery education programs at the postbaccalaureate or higher academic level as certificate and graduate programs for registered ...

The evolution in the way courts have labeled or categorized accrediting agencies is considered, along with the legal and policy consequences of this evolution. Attention is focused on the public interest standard that is the core of these developments and on ways in which accrediting agencies can fulfill their legal responsibilities ...

This document defines the recommended processes and procedures that should be followed to implement Verification, Validation, and Accreditation (VV&A) for federations being developed using the High Level Architecture (HLA) Federation Development and Execu...

During the last two decades, the pace of technological change has transformed the global economy into a knowledge-based or innovation-based economy, in which organizations are no longer valued on the basis on their physical assets but rather on the knowledge base of their employees. In this day and age, a knowledge-based and innovation-based economy is playing a pivotal role in the ...

This article presents results of a study the author recently conducted on the role of traditional institutional research (IR) offices in support of accreditation activities and institutional effectiveness. The purpose of the study was to confirm or disconfirm the utility of a theoretical model developed by Brittingham, O'Brien, and Alig (2008) of the role ...

At the annual meeting of the Society of Hair Testing in Vadstena, Sweden in 2006, a committee was appointed to address the issue of guidelines for hair testing and to assess the current status of accreditation amongst laboratories offering drug testing in hair. A short questionnaire was circulated amongst the membership and interested parties. Fifty-two responses were received ...

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This document contains guidelines for the administration and accreditation of the standardized craft training process that was developed by the National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) in partnership with various sectors of the construction and maintenance industries. The following are among the topics discussed in Chapters 1-9: (1) ...

BackgroundAccreditation has become ubiquitous across the international health care landscape. Award of full accreditation status in health care is viewed, as it is in other sectors, as a valid indicator of high quality organisational performance. However, few studies have empirically demonstrated this assertion. The value of ...

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