Salmi, Jamil2014-06-052014-06-052009-01https://hdl.handle.net/10986/18547The purpose of this paper is to examine the accountability agenda in the tertiary education. Author proposes three principles of good accountability. First, accountability should not focus on the way institutions operate, but on the results that they actually achieve. Second, accountability works better when it is experienced in a constructive way, rather than being imposed in an inquisition-like mode. Tertiary education institutions are more likely to appreciate the value of reporting obligations if their relationship with stakeholders, especially government authorities, is based on positive incentives rather than punitive measures. Third, the most effective accountability mechanisms are those that are mutually agreed or are voluntarily embraced by tertiary education institutions. The paper concludes that the successful evolution of tertiary education hinges on finding an appropriate balance between credible accountability practices and favorable autonomy conditions.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACADEMIC COMMUNITYACADEMIC COUNCILSACADEMIC FREEDOMACADEMIC MANAGEMENTACADEMIC PREPARATIONACADEMIC QUALITYACADEMIC STANDARDSACCREDITATIONACCREDITATION BODIESACHIEVEMENTACHIEVEMENTSADDITIONAL RESOURCESADMISSION CRITERIAADVANCED EDUCATIONBASIC EDUCATIONBETTER LEARNINGBUSINESS DEVELOPMENTBUSINESS SCHOOLBUSINESS SCHOOLSCAREERSCENTRAL CONTROLCIVIL SERVICECOLLEGESCOLLEGIATE LEARNING ASSESSMENTCOMPETENCIESCOMPREHENSIVE EVALUATIONCRITICAL THINKINGCURRICULADELIVERY OF EDUCATIONDELIVERY OF EDUCATION SERVICESDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDISCIPLINESECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTEDUCATION GOVERNANCEEDUCATION SERVICESEDUCATION STUDENTSEDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENTEDUCATIONAL QUALITYEDUCATORSEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIESENROLLMENTEXAMEXAM QUESTIONSEXAMSEXPENDITURESFACULTIESFACULTY POSITIONSFACULTY SALARIESFEDERAL UNIVERSITIESFIELD TRIPSFINANCIAL AUDITSFINANCIAL CONTROLFINANCIAL RESOURCESFOREIGN STUDENTSGLOBAL MARKETGRADUATE UNEMPLOYMENTGRADUATION RATESHIGH SCHOOLHIGH SCHOOL GRADUATESHIGHER EDUCATIONHIGHER EDUCATION COMMUNITYHIGHER EDUCATION LAWHIGHER EDUCATION MANAGEMENTHIGHER EDUCATION OUTCOMESHIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEMHUMAN DEVELOPMENTINFORMATION SYSTEMSINNOVATIVE PROGRAMSINSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITATIONINSTITUTIONAL AUTONOMYINSTITUTIONAL RESEARCHINTERNATIONAL STUDENT ASSESSMENTKNOWLEDGE SOCIETIESLABOR MARKETLABOR MARKET NEEDSLEARNINGLEARNING OUTCOMESLEARNING RESULTSLIFELONG LEARNINGMBAMBA PROGRAMSMINISTRY OF EDUCATIONNATIONAL ACCREDITATIONNATIONAL ACCREDITATION SYSTEMNATIONAL ASSESSMENTNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESSNATIONAL UNIVERSITIESPAPERSPERFORMANCE INDICATORSPOOR PERFORMANCEPOST-SECONDARY INSTITUTIONSPRIMARY FOCUSPRIVATE EDUCATIONPRIVATE EDUCATION INSTITUTIONSPRIVATE INSTITUTIONSPRIVATE LESSONSPRIVATE TERTIARY EDUCATIONPRIVATE TERTIARY EDUCATION INSTITUTIONSPRIVATE UNIVERSITIESPROFESSORSPROFICIENCYPUBLIC UNIVERSITIESQUALITY ASSURANCEQUALITY OF TEACHINGREPETITIONREPETITION RATESREPORTING OBLIGATIONSRESEARCH CAPACITYRESEARCH CONTRACTSRESEARCH GRANTSRESEARCH REPORTRESEARCH UNIVERSITIESRESEARCHERSRETRAININGSCHOOL CURRICULASECONDARY EDUCATIONSECONDARY SCHOOLSSEXUAL HARASSMENTSKILL LEVELSSOCIAL RESPONSIBILITYSTAFF EMPLOYMENTSTATE UNIVERSITIESSTRATEGIC PLANNINGSTUDENT ENGAGEMENTSTUDENT ENROLLMENTSSTUDENT INTAKESTUDENT LEARNINGSTUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMESSTUDENT LOANSTUDENT PERSPECTIVESTUDENT POPULATIONSTUDENT RECRUITMENTSTUDENT SATISFACTIONSUBJECTSTEACHERTEACHERSTEACHINGTEACHING STAFFTECHNOLOGY TRANSFERTERTIARY EDUCATIONTERTIARY EDUCATION COMMUNITYTERTIARY EDUCATION FINANCINGTERTIARY EDUCATION INSTITUTIONSTERTIARY EDUCATION SECTORTERTIARY EDUCATION SYSTEMTERTIARY EDUCATION SYSTEMSTERTIARY INSTITUTIONTEXTBOOKSTRAINING PROGRAMSTUITIONTUITION FEESUNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMSUNDERGRADUATE STUDENTSUNIVERSITIESUNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATORSUNIVERSITY COUNCILUNIVERSITY GOVERNANCEUNIVERSITY GRADUATESUNIVERSITY LEADERSUNIVERSITY MANAGEMENTUNIVERSITY PROGRAMSUNIVERSITY RECTORSVOUCHER SYSTEMVOUCHERS10.1596/18547