Search for dissertations about: "Accreditation"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 13 swedish dissertations containing the word Accreditation.

2. 1. Rule-Making in the Transnational Space : The Development of European Accreditation of Management Education

   Author : Tina Hedmo; Kerstin Sahlin-Andersson; Lars Engwall; Martin Marcussen; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Business studies; EQUIS; Accreditation; Management Education; Self-regulation; Re-institutionalisation; Quality regulation; Quality Standards; NGO; Europeanisation; Transnational; Företagsekonomi; Business studies; Företagsekonomi; Business Studies; företagsekonomi;

   Abstract : The thesis deals with the emergence in the area of management education of a European accreditation system known as the European Quality Improvement System, or EQUIS, and with the subsequent spread if this system. Answers are sought as to why and how the system was launched, and why it made such an impact in Europe. READ MORE

4. 2. As valid as it can be? : The assessment of prior learning in higher education

   Author : Tova Stenlund; Peter Nystöm; Widar Henriksson; Patricia Murphy; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : Access to Higher Education; Recognition; Accreditation; Informal learning; Validity; Reliability; Validation; didactics of educational measurement; beteendevetenskapliga mätningar;

   Abstract : Assessment of prior learning (APL) represents the task to identify and acknowledge an individual’s knowledge and skills regardless of how it has been obtained. In higher education this type of assessment is primarily used for the purpose of awarding access, credits or advanced standing. READ MORE

5. 3. Diagnosis of urinary tract infections : aspects of quality assurance and communication of concepts

   Author : Olle Aspevall; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Accreditation; concept system; chromogenic culture medium; external quality assessment; microbiology; terminology; urine culture.;

   Abstract : Urinary tract infection (UTI) is a common disease; most cases are managed in primary health care (PHC. Dipslide (a type of urine culture test designed for point of care testing) is used in PHC in Sweden for the diagnosis of UTI. The results in an external quality assessment programme initiated in 1993 for dipslide did not improve over the years. READ MORE

6. 4. Quality of clinical laboratory services in Rwanda

   Author : Vincent Rusanganwa; Magnus Evander; Anna-Karin Hurtig; Jean Bosco Gahutu; Cecilia Stålsby-Lundborg; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Quality of healthcare; SLMTA; laboratory; diagnostic; Quality management system; Rwanda; Public health; folkhälsa;

   Abstract : Introduction: Poor quality health care is a serious silent public health problem worldwide, resulting in deaths, disabilities and long hospital stays with unnecessary costs. It affects patients in all countries regardless of their level of development. READ MORE

7. 5. Quality Management in Hospital Departments : Empirical Studies of Organisational Models

   Author : Stefan Kunkel; Ragnar Westerling; Urban Rosenqvist; Lars Borgquist; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : Social medicine; Quality Management; Organisational Models; Hospital Departments; Socialmedicin;

   Abstract : The general aim of this thesis was to empirically explore the organisational characteristics of quality systems of hospital departments, to develop and empirically test models for the organisation and implementation of quality systems, and to discuss the clinical implications of the findings. Data were collected from hospital departments through interviews (n=19) and a nation-wide survey (n=386). READ MORE