Conceptual review of "educational quality" and its processes in criminology higher education institutions

Abstract

This article is part of the doctoral research “Study of Relevance of the Training and Professional Exercise Projects of Criminologists” at the Autonomus University of New Lion (AUNL), funded by the National Council of Science and Technology (NCST), which studies the quality accreditation process in the centers of higher education of criminology and criminalistic in Mexico. The objective of the present is review the concepts of educational quality and discover their characteristics. The method used consists in the review of quality documents in education, on the other hand, institutions that are already accredited under the standards of the evaluating bodies, are reviewed. With the revision of these concepts, it is the proposal to implement standards in schools to join the trend of improvement in pedagogical processes, infrastructure, auditing, etc., for the continuous strengthening of education.