Accreditation guidelines regarding the value and content of traditional
liberal arts degrees in the United States may generate more
interest in transition countries in the tradition of liberal arts colleges.
Regional accreditation in the United States has been a powerful force
in developing consistent standards yet flexible design options for how
institutions structure general or liberal education curricula (Lopez
1999). Although there is consensus about the role of institutional
accreditation in fostering good practices in general education, there is
considerably more controversy about the role of institutional
accreditation in fostering cultural diversity in the curriculum
(Ezeamii 1996).