美国职业院校认证制度及其启示——以NEASC-CTCI技术和生涯教育机构认证为例

Research on Vocational School Accreditation System in America——The Case of Accreditation on Technical and Career Institution from NEASC-CTCI

院校认证制度是指为了保证和提高教育质量而对院校进行外部质量评估的制度,一般包括认证目的、认证主体和客体、认证程序和认证标准等要素。美国NEASC-CTCI技术和生涯教育机构认证在认证目的、认证主客体、认证程序和认证标准等方面颇有特色,对我国职业教育第三方评估制度建设具有三点重要启示,分别是建立内部和外部质量保障两个体系紧密衔接、多方共同参与且能够保证评估科学性和可接受性的职业教育第三方评价制度。

The accreditation system of colleges and universities refers to the external quality assessment system of colleges and universities in order to ensure and improve the quality of education,which generally includes such elements as the purpose of accreditation,the subjects and objects of accreditation,the procedures and standards of accreditation.The accreditation system of technical and career institute from NEASC-CTCI has distinguishing features in accreditation purpose,accreditation procedures,accreditation standards and accreditation subject.This system has important implications for the third party evaluation system of vocational education in China.In concrete,China should set up a kind of third party evaluation system which has three features:internal and external quality assurance systems are closely connected,involving multiple parties and ensure that the assessment is scientific and acceptable.