United States accreditation in higher education: does it dilute academic freedom?

Authors

Michael H. Romanowski
Ibrahim M. Karkouti, The American University in Cairo (AUC)Follow

Author's Department

International & Comparative Education Department

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https://doi.org/10.1080/13538322.2022.2127165

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Michael H. Romanowski, Ibrahim M. Karkouti

Document Type

Research Article

Publication Title

Quality in Higher Education

Publication Date

12-20-2022

doi

10.1080/13538322.2022.2127165

Abstract

US higher education accreditation agencies provide exter-nal quality evaluation for institutions and programmes todeliver quality control and assurance. Although there isample discussion about the benefits and drawbacks of theaccreditation process, this article reviews the academic lit-erature to consider the impact that accreditation mighthave on the academic freedom of the teaching staff.Specifically, this article centres on how standardisation,assessments and the fundamental elements of accreditationaffect academic freedom in higher education and howthese might dilute academic freedom.

First Page

1

Last Page

15

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APA Citation

Romanowski, M. & Karkouti, I. (2022). United States accreditation in higher education: does it dilute academic freedom?. Quality in Higher Education, 1–15. 10.1080/13538322.2022.2127165
https://fount.aucegypt.edu/faculty_journal_articles/4818

MLA Citation

Romanowski, Michael H., et al. "United States accreditation in higher education: does it dilute academic freedom?." Quality in Higher Education, 2022, pp. 1–15.
https://fount.aucegypt.edu/faculty_journal_articles/4818