It's important for universities to maintain academic accreditation, but the accreditation process has become expansive and expensive. Am I the only one who feels this way? I'm also interested in learning how the accreditation process is administered in different countries.
Prof Powell
You are right in calling accreditation expensive and expansive. Most of the requirements are not practically possible. And accreditation is more of document than of assessment. There are some documents that agencies may opt to sell as tailor made. I am afraid , it may become a business [ who knows, it may be now also ] I am shocked to see that in-spite academicians, "professional accreditation specialist" who have sound networks and distinct abilities to manipulate and explain are 'hired' for certifications. Accreditation might have good objectives at its core but the process is mechanizing the academic system instead making it a tradition. the new world order today needs people who can teach well and imbibe global senses along with sound leadership skills but accreditation emphasis on empirical outputs. and we know numbers can be formed. what about creativity and quality in education.
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