Quality assurance in higher education : a study of developing countries / David Lim.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lim, David.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education, Higher--Standards--Developing countries.

Education, Higher.

Education, Higher--Standards.

Developing countries.

Physical Description:

xii, 173 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Aldershot ; Burlington, Vt. : Ashgate, [2001]

Contents:

1 Education and Economic Development 1

1.1 Development Performances of Developing Countries 1

1.2 Role of Education in Economic Development 6

1.3 Level and Composition of Educational Expenditure 8

1.4 Importance of Quality 10

2 Principles of Quality Assurance in Higher Education 13

2.1 Meaning of Quality in Higher Education 13

2.2 Instrumental Approach to Quality Assurance 15

2.3 Quality Audit System 20

2.4 Learning Organisation 22

2.5 Management Plans 25

2.6 Variations in Implementation 31

3 Quality Assurance in Higher Education in the United Kingdom 33

3.1 University Sector 33

3.2 Early Attempts at Quality Assurance 36

3.3 Quality Assurance in Teaching 37

3.4 Quality Assurance in Research 52

3.5 League Tables 60

4 Quality Assurance in Higher Education in Australia 67

4.1 University Sector 67

4.2 Early Attempts at Quality Enhancement 69

4.3 CQAHE Quality Audit, 1993-95 71

4.4 1996-2000 Quality Assurance Framework 85

4.5 Australian University Quality Agency 88

5 Framework for Analysing Relevance 92

5.1 Quality Assurance and Economic Growth 92

5.2 Analytical Framework for Assessing Relevance 97

5.3 Example from Economics 100

6 Relevance of Quality Assurance in Developing Countries 105

6.1 Required Conditions for Quality Assurance 105

6.2 Actual Conditions in Developing Countries 109

6.3 Differences Between Required and Actual Conditions 117

7 Quality Assurance for Developing Countries 120

7.1 Impact of Conditions on Quality Assurance 120

7.2 Usefulness of Quality Assurance 122

7.3 System for Developing Countries 124

8 Quality in Papua New Guinean Higher Education 136

8.1 Development Performances 136

8.2 Higher Education Sector 137

8.3 Proposed Quality Assurance Initiatives 139

8.4 Quality in PNG Universities 141

8.5 Quality Assurance for PNG Universities 147

9 Future of Quality Assurance in Higher Education 157

9.1 Forces for Continuation 157

9.2 Conditions for Continuation 162.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0754617122

OCLC:

45735262