| Title |
Latt, Su Yamin_MED_2024 |
| Alternative Title |
The Impact of Accreditation on Innovation, Educational Quality, and the Identity of Teacher Education Program |
| Creator |
Latt, Su Yamin |
| Collection Name |
Master of Education |
| Description |
The following thesis highlights the importance of accreditation in ensuring the quality and reputation of educational institutions and programs, particularly in teacher education preparation. The study examines the impact of accreditation by AAQEP on continuous improvement efforts and innovative practices in participating institutions, revealing significant efforts in areas such as data management, teamwork, and student support, despite some challenges encountered during the process. |
| Abstract |
Accreditation of the institutions and programs plays a significant role in maintaining the reputation of the institutions as well as to assure the quality of education to the candidates. Although the process is found to be time consuming and scrutinized the framework and identity of the programs and institutions that has already been in place, many of the institutions believe that accreditation ensures the success by strengthening the quality, accountability, and transparency of their programs. The increase in demand for programs and institutions being accredited is undeniable. More and more programs and institutions in the US are participating in accreditation and self-study processes under various accreditation bodies for the same reason which is to prove quality of education they offer. This project investigated the impact of accreditation processes specific to teacher education preparation programs by the Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation (AAQEP) on continuous improvement efforts and innovative practices. Additionally, the project looked at the challenges that programs and institutions went through while participating in the accreditation process. The survey results analyzed in this study were based on a member survey distributed by AAQEP to 83 participating institutions across three academic years. The results show that there were continuous improvement efforts by 47% and innovative practices by 36% by the responding EPPs. Continuous improvement efforts and innovative practices in areas such as logistics of accreditation (collecting, managing data, and teamwork) as well as in building external relationships are significant. While student support was reinforced as innovative practices according to the survey data. The accreditation process is somewhat challenging since 6% of the survey response indicates obstacles that programs and institutions faced in the process of getting their teacher education preparation programs accredited. |
| Subject |
Educational evaluation; Education--Research--Methodology; Education--Standards |
| Digital Publisher |
Stewart Library, Weber State University, Ogden, Utah, United States of America |
| Date |
2024 |
| Medium |
Thesis |
| Type |
Text |
| Access Extent |
8.7 MB; 47 page pdf |
| Rights |
The author has granted Weber State University Archives a limited, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to reproduce his or her theses, in whole or in part, in electronic or paper form and to make it available to the general public at no charge. The author retains all other rights. |
| Source |
University Archives Electronic Records: Master of Education. Stewart Library, Weber State University |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6zvsme0 |
| Setname |
wsu_smt |
| ID |
129130 |
| Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6zvsme0 |
