关键词: 图书馆与情报学专业教育, 质量保障制度, 教育认证标准, 质量要素, 内容分析法

Abstract:

Professional education quality assurance systems of Library and information studies were developed under cooperation of government, university and professional bodies in US, UK and Australia. Professional bodies, such as ALA, CILIP, ALIA, played an important role in developing educational standards and course accreditation. IFLA devoted to develop an international quality assurance model for equivalency and reciprocity of qualification. The accrediting program level in US was master degree. Bachelor and postgraduate level program were both accredited in UK and Australia. There were several quality elements in the current standards or guidelines which included program mission, goals and objectives; student learning outcome, such as professional core knowledge and competences, general skills, and professional ethics and values; curriculum, such as course content, design and deliver system; faculty and staff; students; administration management and fund; resources; and systematic plan and evaluation. Students leaning outcome were central in current LIS professional education quality assurance system under outcome-oriented higher education evaluation context.

Keywords: LIS professional program, Quality assurance system, Accreditation standards, Quality elements, Content analysis method