Written by Dr Hannes Nel, MBL, D.Com (HRM); D. Phil (LPC) Some quality assurance bodies will probably immediately reply “no, definitely not” to the question if they should provide learning institutions applying for accreditation with guidance and support. Reasons why they feel this way might well include arguments such as […]
accreditation
Written by Dr Hannes Nel In my previous article on peer review I concluded that it should not be used for accreditation purposes because of its inherent subjectivity. As if using peer review to evaluate for accreditation purposes is not bad enough, some add “blind” to “peer review” and then […]
What is the meaning and purpose of blind peer review?
Written by Hannes Nel, D. Com, D. Phil Introduction. Peer review is a form of external audit. An external group of experts, called peers, is invited to assess the quality of different fields of the institution, such as the quality of education and training provision of individual departments or of […]