The Impact Of International Accreditation On Higher Education Institutions In Asia Pacific Region- Three Cases Of AACSB Accreditation Business Schools In Hong Kong, Singapore And Taiwan

• Main Authors: Tung, Liching, 董麗清
• Other Authors: Hou, Yungchi
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2011
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/93323674387138764214

碩士 === 輔仁大學 === 教育領導與發展研究所 === 100 === THE IMPACT OF INTERNATIONAL ACCREDITATION ON HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS IN ASIA PACIFIC REGION-THREE CASES OF AACSB ACCREDITED BUSINESS SCHOOLS IN HONG KONG, SINGAPORE AND TAIWAN Li-Ching Tung Abstract The purpose of this study is to understand the impact of international accreditation on higher education institutions in Asia Pacific region by three cases of AACSB accredited business schools in Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan. The study compared the opinions and attitudes toward the purpose of applying for AACSB accreditation, developing policies for applying for AACSB accreditation, making rearrangement in human resources for applying for AACSB accreditation, establishing any faculty reward system to encourage faculty to improve their academic contributions, getting more internationalized after gaining the AACSB accreditation and realizing the importance of impact items like institutional mission, faculty professional development, financial resources, curriculum reform and student learning outcomes with gaining international accreditation in the three schools in charge of the three business schools’ deans and two international well-known scholars. The study adopted qualitive research methods including the interview by e-mail and phone call and documentary analysis to analyze the current situation and problems encountered by three business schools in Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan selected as research subjects. There are several findings: 1. The influence of international accreditation on higher education in Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan gets more and more important. 2. The three cases of business schools in Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan have been influenced by gaining international accreditation gradually. 3. The purposes of gaining international accreditation in the three cases of business schools in Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan are not alike.