Journal of East China Normal University(Educational Sciences) ›› 2022, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (8): 9-18.doi: 10.16382/j.cnki.1000-5560.2022.08.002

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Governance Based on Community Criterion: Theoretical Origins and Practical Directions of Engineering Education Accreditation

Weifeng Qiao, Yujia Wang, Sunyu Wang   

  1. Institute of Education, Tsinghua University , Beijing 100084, China
  • Accepted:2022-05-14 Online:2022-08-01 Published:2022-07-26

Abstract:

Accreditation of engineering education is one of the most important ways of quality assurance of engineering education in the world. As a criterion-referenced peer evaluation system, multiple tensions among stakeholders, including government, universities, and industry, are always implied in the engineering education accreditation system. Based on community criterion, the process of balancing and coordinating these tensions is also the process of governance of engineering education. This paper reviews the century-long development of engineering education accreditation from four aspects: theoretical origins, methodological shift, criterion-referenced logic, and institutional evolution, and makes an outlook on the future development trend of engineering education accreditation in the light of the revision of the international benchmark framework of Graduation Attributes and Professional Competencies (GAPC) of the International Engineering Alliance (IEA).

Key words: engineering education accreditation, criterion-referenced, governance