Controlling Higher Education from a Distance: Using Foucault's Governmentality to Better Understand Accreditation

Autor/in	Romanowski, Michael H.
Titel	Controlling Higher Education from a Distance: Using Foucault's Governmentality to Better Understand Accreditation
Quelle	In: Cogent Education, 9 (2022) 1, Artikel 2073631 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Romanowski, Michael H.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
DOI	10.1080/2331186X.2022.2073631
Schlagwörter	Higher Education; Accreditation (Institutions); Governance; Educational Quality; Quality Assurance; Accountability; Educational Improvement; Standards; Global Approach; Educational Assessment + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Accreditation; Institution; Institutions; Akkreditierung; Staatliche Anerkennung; Institut; Education; Educational policy; Financing; Steuerung; Bildung; Erziehung; Bildungspolitik; Finanzierung; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Qualitätssicherung; Verantwortung; Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung; Standard; Globales Denken; assessment; Bewertungssystem
Abstract	The Internationalization of Higher Education (IHE) has expanded significantly in quantity, scope, and complexity over the past two decades, advancing into a complex system able to influence and control numerous aspects of higher education. IHE has led to international ranking and university reputation concerns, increasing interest in accreditation among non-US universities. For many non-US universities, acquiring academic accreditation for programs is a top priority. However, accreditation as a top-down mandate creates close supervision from outside higher education. This non-empirical essay draws upon Foucault's concept of governmentality to identify the mechanisms used by accreditation to control higher education institutions and programs and explains how these mechanisms monitor, influence, and maintain control of academic programs. The discussion illustrates how accreditation under the facade of quality assurance and improvement uses standardization and accountability coupled with various mechanisms to wield control over higher education institutions and programs. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01