Accreditation System for Technical Education Programmes in India: A Critical Review

Autor/inn/en	Prasad, G.; Bhar, C.
Titel	Accreditation System for Technical Education Programmes in India: A Critical Review
Quelle	In: European Journal of Engineering Education, 35 (2010) 2, S.187-213 (27 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0304-3797
Schlagwörter	Quality Control; Foreign Countries; Accreditation (Institutions); Technical Education; Educational Policy; Policy Analysis; Comparative Education; Academic Standards; Institutional Characteristics; Institutional Evaluation; Performance Factors; Change Strategies; Self Evaluation (Groups); India + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Qualitätskontrolle; Ausland; Accreditation; Institution; Institutions; Akkreditierung; Staatliche Anerkennung; Institut; Technikunterricht; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Politikfeldanalyse; Vergleichende Erziehungswissenschaft; Leistungsindikator; Lösungsstrategie; Self evaluation; Group; Groups; Selbstevaluation; Gruppe (Soz); Indien
Abstract	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 India, that are signatories or provisional members of Washington Accord. It also looks into the reasons of the sparse level of accreditation work completed by the National Board of Accreditation (NBA) since its inception. While mentioning strengths of the NBA accreditation system, the paper points out some shortcomings in the policy, self-assessment questionnaire, criteria, weightage assigned to criteria and rating scheme followed by NBA. Some important recommendations have also been made to render the accreditation system more effective and acceptable to various stakeholders of the technical education sector in India. (Contains 3 tables.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10