THE IMPACT OF INTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONAL ACCREDITATION TO ENHANCE QUALITY AT HIGHER EDUCATION

Abstract

Accreditation represents the international seal of approval for business and accounting programs that ensures the educational needs of students are met through high quality, continuous improvement and excellence in education. It is a public recognition of the fact that a college has achieved a certain standard of education, this research aims to examine the relationship between of international professional accreditation and quality at higher education, the findings of this study provide an interesting input into the discussion around the design of quality assurance and improvement systems in higher education generally, and for accounting education specifically, the research looks at the international professional accreditation from the perspective of educational staff, so, the applied study was based on a field study of academic staff at Palestinian Universities. The field study concluded that there is a statistically significant relationship between international professional accreditation and quality at higher education.