Incidence of Collaborative Work of University Teachers in the Context of International Accreditation

Abstract

In educational organizations, the most important factor is the human, key to change and improvement. This document seeks an answer to the following question: how could collaborative work between teachers have a positive influence on accreditation processes of educational programs? This expository bibliographic research first addresses the collaborative work between university students; continues with the evolution of accreditation in Mexico and in the international context, and finally proposes some actions to link them with educational quality. The accreditation processes of educational programs requires that collaborative work among teachers respond to the need to share knowledge and increase it. The recommended premises are 1) dissemination of the products and achievements among the members of the university community itself; 2) publish the results through the research networks of the universities; 3) address innovation by articulating creative processes; 4) transcend the coherence of content, and 5) contribute to the quality of the programs. Finally, it would be important to have monitoring schemes to measure and evaluate the impact of collaborative work on the quality of education, according to the international accreditation parameters.