tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-491174673971804494.post2590209892490666460..comments2024-03-22T01:06:23.845-07:00Comments on Confessions of a College Professor: Kill the regional monopoly of accreditationDoomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04528555392898760692noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-491174673971804494.post-26604718459639442322014-02-24T20:02:43.324-08:002014-02-24T20:02:43.324-08:00It's very, very, hard to have any experience w...It's very, very, hard to have any experience with accreditation and not have four-letter words to describe it, including the word "joke".Doomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04528555392898760692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-491174673971804494.post-30233301996471736112014-02-24T19:39:39.362-08:002014-02-24T19:39:39.362-08:00In my profession, the accreditation process is a j...In my profession, the accreditation process is a joke.<br /><br />When the department where I did my Ph. D. was up for review, a committee came by, looked the place over, and then left. That committee appeared to consist mainly of university professors or administrators, most of whom, I'd wager, never spent any time practicing their profession out in the field, let alone at the grunt level (probably because doing that was, well, too "vocational").<br /><br />The opinions of students were solicited. I remember filling out a form and being quite blunt about what I saw and how the department should be reformed. I wouldn't be surprised if the committee never saw it.<br /><br />From what I understand, the department's accreditation was renewed, though I don't remember any formal announcement being made while I was still a grad student there. I suspect that the committee was presented what the department wanted it to see and that same committee accepted the whole thing without question.<br />Quarter Wave Verticalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03173446011323023116noreply@blogger.com