Higher Education Accreditation: How It's Changing, Why It Must

by Paul L Gaston

Is the accreditation system "broken" as claimed by successive Secretaries of Education and some recent reports? This book addresses this question head-on, asking whether accreditation is indeed in need of radical reform, and whether the agencies' authority should be curtailed; or whether in fact the changes now underway - that accrediting agencies contend ensure rigorous and consistent standards and degrees that are a reliable gauge of student...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1579227627
• ISBN13: 9781579227623
• Release Date: December 2013
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.1"