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Educational accreditation is a quality assurance process under which services and operations of educational institutions or programs are evaluated and verified by an external body to determine whether applicable and recognized standards are met. If standards are met, accredited status is granted by the appropriate agency.

In most countries, the function of educational

U.S. Secretary of Education. The federal government is, therefore, still the top-level architect and controlling authority of accreditation.[2] The U.S. accreditation process was developed in the late 19th century and early 20th century after educational institutions perceived a need for improved coordination and articulation between secondary and post-secondary educational institutions, along with standardization of requirements between the two levels.[3][4][5]

In higher education

Main article: Higher education accreditation

Accreditation of higher education varies by jurisdiction and may focus on either or both the institution and the individual programs of study.

nationally recognized accrediting agencies
for higher education.

In the European Union, the European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education registers quality assurance agencies that provide accreditation.

In primary and secondary education

Main article: Pre-tertiary-education accreditation

In the United States, there is no federal government list of recognized accreditation agencies for primary and secondary schools like there is for higher education.[

AdvancED, and some independent associations, such as the Association of Christian Schools International[9] and Council of Islamic Schools of North America (CISNA),[10] have expanded their accreditation activity to include schools outside the United States.[11][12]

See also

References

  1. ^ Lenn, Marjorie Peace (Spring 1992). "Global Trends in Quality Assurance in Higher Education" (PDF). World Education News & Reviews. Vol. 5, no. 2. World Education Services. pp. 1 and 21. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-10-29.
  2. ^ Eaton, Judith (June 24, 2016). "A Statement from Judith Eaton President, Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA)". CHEA, CIQG. Paragraph 6. Archived from the original on 2016-06-29.
  3. The Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. Archived from the original
    on 2010-09-24. Retrieved October 6, 2010.
  4. ^ "History of the North Central Association". North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. Archived from the original on Feb 13, 2011. Retrieved October 6, 2010.
  5. AdvancED. Archived from the original
    on 2010-09-07. Retrieved October 6, 2010.
  6. ^ Wellman, Jane V. (January 1998). "Recognition of Accreditation Organizations: A Comparison of Policy & Practice of Voluntary Accreditation and The United States Department of Education" (PDF). CHEA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-06-15. Retrieved 2009-11-06.
  7. ^ U.S. Department of Education, State Regulation of Private Schools, June 2000.
  8. ^ "CHEA: Directory of Regional Accrediting Organizations". Archived from the original on 31 August 2009. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  9. ^ "ASCI : Accreditation". ASCI.org. Association of Christian Schools International.
  10. ^ "CISNA : Accreditation Process". Council of Islamic Schools in North America.
  11. ^ "Where We Are". AdvancED. Archived from the original on 2012-09-05. Retrieved 2012-09-08.
  12. ^ Association of Christian Schools InternationalArchived 2012-07-18 at archive.today Acsi.org
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