1st Edition

International Developments in Assuring Quality in Higher Education

By Alma Craft Copyright 1994
212 Pages
by Routledge

212 Pages
by Routledge

212 Pages
by Routledge

Originally published in 1994, International Developments in Assuring Quality in Higher Education describes a range of national and international developments which evaluate the quality of education provided by public and private tertiary institutions. The book is based on papers from a conference organized by the International Network of Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education, and held... Read more

Foreword

Editor’s Introduction

Part I: Regional Perspectives

1. Western Europe and North America, Frans van Vught

2. Latin America, Hernan Ayarza

3. Asia and the Pacific, Grant Harman

4. Africa, Juma Shabani

Part II: Some National Developments

5. Quality Control Efforts in Chile, Soledad Ramierz-Gatica

6. Setting up the Danish Centre, Christian Thune

7. University Accreditation in Korea, Wha-Kuk Lee

8. The Work of the New Zealand Qualifications Authority, Alan Barker

9. A View from Quebec, Claude Hamel

10. Romania: A Case Study from Central and Eastern Europe, Iulian Beju

11. Quality Assessment in Scotland, Jim Donaldson

12. Accrediting Vocational Higher Education in South Africa, Danie Jacobs

13. Changing Emphases in the USA, Steven Crow

Part III: International Aspects

14. International Linkages and Quality Assurance: A Shifting Paradigm, Marjorie Peace Lenn

15. Overseas Franchising, Keith Short and Teo Chiang Liang

16. Transnational Distance Education, Kay J. Kohl and Gary E. Miller

17. The World Bank Contribution, Paul Herbert

18. Comments from UNESCO, Marco Antonio Rodrigues Dias

19. Trends and Issues, Diana Green

20. Quality Assurance in a Changing World, Jacques L’Ecuyer and Marjorie Peace Lenn

Appendix: Full List of Papers Presented at the Montreal Conference, May 1993

Notes on Contributors

Index

Biography

Alma Craft