Adopting self-accreditation in response to the diversity of higher education: quality assurance in Taiwan and its impact on institutions

KHJ Chen, AYC Hou - Asia Pacific Education Review, 2016 - Springer
In 2012, Taiwan implemented a dual-track quality assurance system comprising
accreditation and self-accreditation in higher education institutions. Self-accrediting …

The implementation of self-accreditation policy in Taiwan higher education and its challenges to university internal quality assurance capacity building

AYC Hou, CY Kuo, KHJ Chen, C Hill… - Quality in Higher …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT In 2012, the Taiwanese Ministry of Education launched a new quality assurance
policy entitled 'self-accreditation', aimed at enhancing institutional autonomy, as well as …

Quality assurance at a distance: international accreditation in Taiwan higher education

AYC Hou - Higher Education, 2011 - Springer
In response to the global competitiveness in higher education, the government, in recent
years, has encouraged Taiwan colleges and universities to seek international accreditation …

Accreditation of Viet Nam's higher education: Achievements and challenges after a dozen years of development

HC Nguyen, C Evers, S Marshall - Quality Assurance in Education, 2017 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the development of Viet Nam's approach
to higher education quality assurance during the past dozen years since its establishment …

Higher education quality assurance and accreditation implementation in several countries across the world and lessons learned for Vietnam

CH Nguyen, SJ Marshall, CW Evers - Vietnam Journal of Education, 2021 - vje.vn
Quality assurance and accreditation in higher education has been implemented in many
countries across the world with the main purposes of quality control, quality improvement …

Higher Education Institutional and Program Evaluations in Taiwan and the Emerging Roles of Higher Education Evaluation and Accreditation Council of Taiwan …

LS Lee, YS Wei, LY Wang - Online Submission, 2013 - ERIC
Post-secondary education institutions in Taiwan are divided into two tracks, general higher
education (HE) and technological and vocational education (TVE). The evaluation of all …

A comparison of compliance and aspirational accreditation models: recounting a university's experience with both a Taiwanese and an American accreditation body

NS Cheng - Higher Education, 2015 - Springer
Despite the widespread adoption of accreditation processes and the belief in their
effectiveness for improving educational quality, the search for good accreditation practices …

Achieving Quality Assurance and Moving to a World Class University in the 21st Century.

LSS Lee - Online Submission, 2013 - ERIC
Globalization in the 21st century has brought innumerable challenges and opportunities to
universities and countries. Universities are primarily concerned with how to ensure the …

Impact of excellence programs on Taiwan higher education in terms of quality assurance and academic excellence, examining the conflicting role of Taiwan's …

AY Hou - Asia Pacific Education Review, 2012 - Springer
Abstract Higher Education Evaluation & Accreditation Council of Taiwan (HEEACT) was
established in 2005 and began to accredit 76 four-year comprehensive universities and …

What is driving Taiwan government for policy change in higher education after the year of 2016 – in search of egalitarianism or pursuit of academic excellence?

AYC Hou, C Hill, Z Hu, L Lin - Studies in Higher Education, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Due to global influence and local demand, Taiwan's higher education system has
experienced great changes in policy agenda and system reform over the past few decades …