CONSIDERATIONS ON PUBLICATIONS : Advantages and disadvantages of publications of accreditation decisions and reports Oslo, February 2008 by Karl Dittrich

NVAO ENQA Workshop - Oslo - February 2008 | 2 PUBLICATION POLICIES 1.No active publication policy: EUA, evalag 2.Publication of all decisions and expert reports: HSV, NVAO (incl. VLIR a.o.), QAA, ACE, FINHEEC, EVA, EHEAC, SKVC 3.Publication of all decisions (without reports):ÖAR, PKA, CTI, NEAA, NOKUT

NVAO ENQA Workshop - Oslo - February 2008 | 3 PUBLICATION POLICIES (continued) 4. Publication of positive decisions and reports: ANECA (?) 5. Publication of positive decisions and reports (after approval applicant): FHR, OAQ, AQA 6. Publication of summary of positive decisions: ACQUIN, AHPGS, AQAS, AR, ASIIN, FIBAA, ZEVA

NVAO ENQA Workshop - Oslo - February 2008 | 4 ARGUMENTS AND BACKGROUND 1.Transparency 2.Accountability 3.Consumer protection 4.Privacy and protection of confidential information 5.Avoidance of abuse 6.Legal motivations for publication 7.Protection of experts

NVAO ENQA Workshop - Oslo - February 2008 | 5 EFFECTS ON EXPERTSBEHAVIOUR 1.Macho – panel 2.Old boys – panel 3.Shrouded language