Perceptions Of Accreditation Research Articles

Academics’ perspectives of the purpose and enactment of accreditation of health professions programs in Australia: Using Yanow’s interpretive policy approach

This article offers a critical exploration of the espoused purpose and implementation of accreditation of health professions programs in Australia from the perspectives of academics at an Australian university. It examines enactment of accreditation in supporting the development of work-ready graduates through outcome-based education. By drawing upon Yanow’s interpretive policy approach, this qualitative study identifies similarities in perceptions of accreditation across health professions and draws attention to key tensions that must be addressed in the pursuit of outcome-based education. Concerns related to the inflexibility of accreditors, time and administrative requirements, and processes for educational review and innovation are highlighted. The article concludes by offering suggestions for changing accreditation practices to ensure future-focused work-ready graduates.

Accreditation Impact on Quality of Healthcare Organization Services and Culture in a Tertiary Hospital in Saudi Arabia

Introduction: While accreditation is thought to promote healthcare quality, a literature review revealed a scarcity of studies conducted in Saudi Arabia addressing the relationship between accreditation and better care quality and healthcare organization culture. Objectives: This research examined the accreditation effect on care quality and culture presented in King Abdullah Medical City (KAMC), as a healthcare organization, from the perspective of healthcare workers. Methods: The study design is a cross-sectional quantitative using anonymous and self-administered questionnaire for data collection from healthcare employees. The total number of participants was 218. Descriptive analysis was used, including means, range, and standard deviation. Also, the χ² test was used for the association between the variables. Results: The result of the study showed that most of the dimensions associated with quality of care received high ratings. It revealed a significant beneficial association between employees’ perceptions of accreditation and quality of care across all these dimensions. The most dominant culture at KAMC was a group type demonstrated KAMC to be a personal environment. It revealed a strong relationship between employees’ views of the accreditation effect and a group culture type. Conclusion: This study’s findings matched those of a literature review that revealed a relation between accreditation and quality. Accreditation can help foster an organizational culture changing toward a culture that values skill development, cooperation, outcomes quality, and customer satisfaction. Accreditation processes have been found to promote a long-lasting and sustained improvement in quality of care and culture change. It demonstrated the crucial leadership influences in reaching this goal.

Madrasah accreditation assistance to improve education quality

Teachers' perceptions of accreditation are still primarily based on tangible objects or written evidence. Accreditation, however, emphasizes performance assessment. The lack of updating of teacher learning tools documents that refer to 21st century skills cause the low quality of learning and is still lower order thinking skills (LOTS). The purpose of this program is to improve teachers' comprehension of the performance-based accreditation paradigm. Utilizing a three-stage process of socialization, training, and mentoring, this activity employs a participatory rural appraisal approach. With the implementation of this program, evidence of the four components of the accreditation of MTs Muhammadiyah 1 Dukun can be fulfilled and teachers are able to make teaching aids and master the media so that learning can be more meaningful. Another result of this training is that teachers are able to develop learning tools that are higher order thinking skills (HOTS).

Nurses' Perception of Accreditation, Awareness and Performance of Infection Control in an Accredited Healthcare System

Nurses' Perception of Accreditation, Awareness and Performance of Infection Control in an Accredited Healthcare System

Perception of Accreditation on Human Resource Development and Management in Hospitals Accredited by CCHSA, JCI and NABH: A Comparative Studyc

Perception of Accreditation on Human Resource Development and Management in Hospitals Accredited by CCHSA, JCI and NABH: A Comparative Studyc

Student Perceptions of Accreditation of Programs in Counseling

The authors describe the results of a national survey of graduate students in counseling and their perceptions of accreditation of programs in counselor training.