The article defines three institutional evaluation models (English,
French and Dutch one) and revises some of the experiences in
institutional evaluation fron Europe and Latin America trying to
extract points in common as well as between them. We could say that,
mostly, the projects of institutional evaluation plan at universities
emerge promoted by universities themselves and are pushed by goverments
inside the context of institutional improvements.
Most of the governments put the control that implies the accreditation
of universities to give the correspondent degrees. In generat terms, we
could say that, the academic institutions put the stress improvements
while the governments do the same with the control or accreditation of
them. This is largely explained in the National Plan for Universities
Quality Evaluation in progress at the time being in Spain and some
ideas being considered for a better implantation of the plan.
Laurentino Salvador Blanco
Key words: Institutional Evaluation, Accreditation, Institutional Evaluation Models, Evaluation of Universities.
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Nº 208, septiembre-diciembre 1997 
