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Kristoffersen, Dorte – Council for Higher Education Accreditation, 2019
The world of higher education has been changing rapidly over the last 30 years with the move to mass education due to the needs of the knowledge economy for an appropriately skilled labour force and driven by continuous advances in technology. The purpose of this publication is to provide an overview of how quality assurance (QA) bodies are…
Descriptors: Quality Assurance, Accountability, Foreign Countries, Accreditation (Institutions)
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Hanh, Nguyen Duc; Loan, Vu Quynh; Viet, Nguyen My – Higher Education Studies, 2020
The purpose of this study is to investigate how Vietnam, Malaysia and Nigeria quality assurance agencies operate towards ensuring quality in higher education institutions. Quality assurance systems was investigated with respect to social demands and it was compared based on the key concepts: autonomy, accountability and improvement. The study…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Quality, Educational Policy, Quality Assurance
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Hou, Angela Yung Chi; Hill, Christopher; Guo, Chao Yu; Tsai, Sandy; Justiniano Castillo, Dewin R. – Quality in Higher Education, 2020
In recent years, governmental policy changes have exerted significant impact on the structural transformation, role diversity and commercialisation of national quality assurance agencies in many nations. Due to policy change, ongoing structural transformation and emerging roles, four national quality assurance agencies in Australia, Japan,…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Educational Quality, Quality Assurance, Professionalism
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Njie, Baboucarr; Asimiran, Soaib – Qualitative Research in Education, 2016
The "understanding" in terms of interpretation of quality assurance is essential for the acceptance, theorizing and the practical application of the methods proposed by it. A great deal of research papers have often pointed to the lack of understanding, among others, as the reason behind the inadequate nature of implementing quality…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Foreign Countries, Educational Quality, Quality Assurance
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Tobin, Mollie; Nugroho, Dita; Lietz, Petra – Research Papers in Education, 2016
This article synthesises findings from two systematic reviews that examined evidence of the link between large-scale assessments (LSAs) and education policy in economically developing countries and in countries of the Asia-Pacific. Analyses summarise evidence of assessment characteristics and policy goals of LSAs that influence education policy,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Achievement Tests, International Assessment, Secondary School Students
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Yasin, Ruhizan M.; Mohamad, Zunuwanas; Rahman, Mohd Nizam Ab.; Hashim, Mohamad Hisyam Mohd – International Education Studies, 2012
This research is a developmental study of Engineering Laboratory Management indicators. It is formed to assess the level of quality management of the polytechnic level laboratory. The purpose of indicators is to help provide input into the management process of an engineering laboratory. Effectiveness of teaching and learning at technical…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Engineering Education, Laboratories, Educational Indicators
De Grauwe, Anton, Ed.; Naidoo, Jordan P., Ed. – International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP) UNESCO, 2004
The papers brought together in this volume are a selection from among those presented at the seminar organized in Kuala Lumpur, in July 2002 by the Asian Network of Training and Research Institutions in Educational Planning (ANTRIEP). The network consists of institutions whose main mandate includes training and research in educational planning and…
Descriptors: Educational Planning, School Supervision, Community Involvement, Governance