Accreditation on the edge : challenging quality assurance in higher education / edited by Susan D. Phillips and Kevin Kinser.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Accreditation : introduction to a contested space / Susan D. Phillips and Kevin Kinser -- Quality assurance and quality improvement : why and how accreditation works / Sylvia Manning -- Change in higher education accreditation : the perspective of a national accreditor / Leah K. Matthews -- The evolving context of quality assurance : a perspective from specialized and professional accreditation / Joseph Vibert -- Fixing a broken accreditation system : how to bring quality assurance into the 21st century / Anne Neal and Armand Alacbay -- Innovation and quality assurance in higher education / Michael B. Horn and Alana Dunagan -- Regulatory experimentation, accreditation, and innovation : EQUIP as a blueprint for the future of higher education / Paul J. LeBlanc -- Tensions in the triad : the evolution of institutional quality assurance policy and thoughts on its future development / Peter T. Ewell -- Managing risk to students and taxpayers in federal financial aid / David Bergeron -- Accreditors as policy leaders : promoting transparency, judgment and culture change / Jamienne S. Studley -- Crossing borders : accreditation and quality assurance in a globalized world / Madeleine F. Green -- The employer quest for the quality college graduate recruit : core skills employers seek in graduate hires and how higher education can better meet these needs / Edwin W. Koc -- Accreditation and return on investment / Mark Schneider and Audrey Peek -- Does accreditation protect students effectively? / Barmak Nassirian and Thomas L. Harnisch -- Conclusion : accreditation : critical issues for the path forward / Kevin Kinser and Susan D. Phillips.