TY - BOOK AU - RIOS,CRISTINA TI - QUALITY ASSURANCE IN HIGHER EDUCATION THROUGH ACCREDITATION AND ASSESSMENT: A BI-NATIONAL STUDY U1 - 379.158 PY - 2001/// CY - MEXICO PB - FIMAX PUBLICISTAS KW - EDUCACION SUPERIOR KW - CALIDAD DE LA EDUCACION KW - EUA KW - MEXICO N2 - IN THIS BOOK DR. CRISTINA RIOS PRESENTS A COMPARATIVE COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS OF THE APPROACHES TO QUALITY ASSURANCE THAT HAVE BEEN TAKEN BY INSTITUTINAL ACCREDITING AGENCIES IN THE UNITED STATES AND MEXICO. AS THE AUTHOR STATES ACREDITATION AND ASSESSMENT INITITIVES ARE EMERGING WORLDWIDE AS IMPORTANT PRECESSES IN THE PURSUIT OF QUALITY IN HIGHER EDUCATION, SPECIFICALLY ACCREDITATION AND ASSESSMENT. SHE IS FREQUENTLY INVITED TO PRESENT AT NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES ON TH ER -