---
_id: '27119'
abstract:
- lang: eng
text: This article examines the normative roots of criteria used for the accreditation
of study programs in German higher education based on the orders of worth framework
by Boltanski and Thévenot (On justification. Economies of worth, Princeton University
Press, Princeton, 2006). From 1999 to 2017, the criteria have been subject to
continuous efforts of legitimation, especially by the German Länder, which are
in charge of public higher education in Germany. The empirical analysis shows
that industrial (e.g., ‘standardization’), civic (e.g., ‘gender justice and equal
opportunities’), and civic-industrial (e.g., ‘employability’) codings are the
core of accreditation criteria. The normativity of these criteria constitutes
accreditation as a technical arrangement running (a) a structural program (e.g.,
qualifications of academic teachers, modularization of study programs, and quality
management) and (b) a political program (e.g., diversity of students and system
of studies). Based on the empirical analysis, it is concluded that X does not
stand for the accreditation of quality X. X stands for the accreditation of X
qualities for specific normative purposes via the higher education accreditation
regime.
article_type: original
author:
- first_name: Christian
full_name: Schneijderberg, Christian
last_name: Schneijderberg
- first_name: Isabel
full_name: Steinhardt, Isabel
id: '90339'
last_name: Steinhardt
orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2590-6189
citation:
ama: 'Schneijderberg C, Steinhardt I. Accreditation of X Qualities Instead of Quality
X: A Normative Analysis of Criteria of the German Higher Education Accreditation
Regime. Higher Education Policy. Published online 2018:5-28. doi:10.1057/s41307-018-0111-y'
apa: 'Schneijderberg, C., & Steinhardt, I. (2018). Accreditation of X Qualities
Instead of Quality X: A Normative Analysis of Criteria of the German Higher Education
Accreditation Regime. Higher Education Policy, 5–28. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41307-018-0111-y'
bibtex: '@article{Schneijderberg_Steinhardt_2018, title={Accreditation of X Qualities
Instead of Quality X: A Normative Analysis of Criteria of the German Higher Education
Accreditation Regime}, DOI={10.1057/s41307-018-0111-y},
journal={Higher Education Policy}, author={Schneijderberg, Christian and Steinhardt,
Isabel}, year={2018}, pages={5–28} }'
chicago: 'Schneijderberg, Christian, and Isabel Steinhardt. “Accreditation of X
Qualities Instead of Quality X: A Normative Analysis of Criteria of the German
Higher Education Accreditation Regime.” Higher Education Policy, 2018,
5–28. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41307-018-0111-y.'
ieee: 'C. Schneijderberg and I. Steinhardt, “Accreditation of X Qualities Instead
of Quality X: A Normative Analysis of Criteria of the German Higher Education
Accreditation Regime,” Higher Education Policy, pp. 5–28, 2018, doi: 10.1057/s41307-018-0111-y.'
mla: 'Schneijderberg, Christian, and Isabel Steinhardt. “Accreditation of X Qualities
Instead of Quality X: A Normative Analysis of Criteria of the German Higher Education
Accreditation Regime.” Higher Education Policy, 2018, pp. 5–28, doi:10.1057/s41307-018-0111-y.'
short: C. Schneijderberg, I. Steinhardt, Higher Education Policy (2018) 5–28.
date_created: 2021-11-03T13:11:01Z
date_updated: 2023-01-13T10:02:52Z
ddc:
- '300'
department:
- _id: '477'
doi: 10.1057/s41307-018-0111-y
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url: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1057/s41307-018-0111-y
oa: '1'
page: 5-28
publication: Higher Education Policy
publication_identifier:
issn:
- 0952-8733
- 1740-3863
publication_status: published
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status: public
title: 'Accreditation of X Qualities Instead of Quality X: A Normative Analysis of
Criteria of the German Higher Education Accreditation Regime'
type: journal_article
user_id: '90339'
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...
---
_id: '50018'
abstract:
- lang: eng
text: Educational authorities in Taiwan have been expanding the higher education
sector since the 1990s to meet the demands of economic transformation and to meet
cultural expectations. Consequently, the higher education system of Taiwan has
evolved from an elite system to a universal one. The rapid expansion of higher
education is also characterized by salient features such as the increase of higher
degrees, an enlarged private sector, and diminishing numbers of junior college
institutions and students. This study explores whether these changes at the national
level have brought challenges to the labour market. Our findings reveal that intensified
competition for employment caused by the increased number of college graduates
has incurred extra monetary cost and uncertain wage prospects at the individual
level. Disadvantaged students might suffer the most from the massification in
light of increased financial investments and low(er) rates of return to higher
education.
author:
- first_name: Sheng-Ju
full_name: Chan, Sheng-Ju
last_name: Chan
- first_name: Liang-Wen
full_name: Lin-Januszewski, Liang-Wen
id: '83883'
last_name: Lin-Januszewski
citation:
ama: 'Chan S-J, Lin-Januszewski L-W. Massification of Higher Education in Taiwan:
Shifting Pressure from Admission to Employment. Higher Education Policy.
2015;28(1):17-33. doi:10.1057/hep.2014.33'
apa: 'Chan, S.-J., & Lin-Januszewski, L.-W. (2015). Massification of Higher
Education in Taiwan: Shifting Pressure from Admission to Employment. Higher
Education Policy, 28(1), 17–33. https://doi.org/10.1057/hep.2014.33'
bibtex: '@article{Chan_Lin-Januszewski_2015, title={Massification of Higher Education
in Taiwan: Shifting Pressure from Admission to Employment}, volume={28}, DOI={10.1057/hep.2014.33}, number={1},
journal={Higher Education Policy}, publisher={Springer Science and Business Media
LLC}, author={Chan, Sheng-Ju and Lin-Januszewski, Liang-Wen}, year={2015}, pages={17–33}
}'
chicago: 'Chan, Sheng-Ju, and Liang-Wen Lin-Januszewski. “Massification of Higher
Education in Taiwan: Shifting Pressure from Admission to Employment.” Higher
Education Policy 28, no. 1 (2015): 17–33. https://doi.org/10.1057/hep.2014.33.'
ieee: 'S.-J. Chan and L.-W. Lin-Januszewski, “Massification of Higher Education
in Taiwan: Shifting Pressure from Admission to Employment,” Higher Education
Policy, vol. 28, no. 1, pp. 17–33, 2015, doi: 10.1057/hep.2014.33.'
mla: 'Chan, Sheng-Ju, and Liang-Wen Lin-Januszewski. “Massification of Higher Education
in Taiwan: Shifting Pressure from Admission to Employment.” Higher Education
Policy, vol. 28, no. 1, Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2015, pp.
17–33, doi:10.1057/hep.2014.33.'
short: S.-J. Chan, L.-W. Lin-Januszewski, Higher Education Policy 28 (2015) 17–33.
date_created: 2023-12-21T11:04:57Z
date_updated: 2025-11-06T15:43:51Z
doi: 10.1057/hep.2014.33
extern: '1'
intvolume: ' 28'
issue: '1'
language:
- iso: eng
page: 17-33
publication: Higher Education Policy
publication_identifier:
issn:
- 0952-8733
- 1740-3863
publication_status: published
publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
status: public
title: 'Massification of Higher Education in Taiwan: Shifting Pressure from Admission
to Employment'
type: journal_article
user_id: '83883'
volume: 28
year: '2015'
...