Current Perspectives on Internationalisation of Quality Assurance at the Institutional Level

2018 ◽  
pp. 43-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Quyen T. N. Do
Keyword(s):  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Institutional Level

scholarly journals The game of rankings in a quality world university space

2019 ◽  
pp. 77 ◽  
Author(s):  
Georgios Stamelos ◽  
Panagiota Evangelakou
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Education Policy ◽  
Higher Education Policy ◽  
Global Market ◽  
Institutional Level ◽  
The Public ◽  
Policy And Strategy ◽  
Market Product ◽  
Financial Issues

The objective of this text is to proceed to an analysis of international classifications and their impact on two levels: a) their unexpected public success, and b) their decisive influence on higher education policy and strategy. We argue that defining quality assurance is crucial in order to legitimize choices about evaluation on a political and institutional level. In any case, it seems clear that rankings are a dubious construction but highly legitimized by the public and governments. So, under these circumstances, rankings are here and they will probably stay, together with the financial issues they create. Indeed, rankings are an interesting new global market product which universities seem to have to negotiate wisely.

scholarly journals QUALITY ASSURANCE IN HIGHER EDUCATION: IMPLICATIONS FOR VIETNAMESE UNIVERSITIES

2018 ◽  
Vol 34 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nguyen Thu Le Hang
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Continuous Quality Improvement ◽  
Stakeholder Engagement ◽  
Organisational Change ◽  
Leadership And Management ◽  
Institutional Level ◽  
Continuous Quality ◽  
Vietnamese Higher Education

This papar presents the literature based research into the quality assurance practices in higher education. A framework consisting of five components - leadership and management, stakeholder engagement, internal processes, cooperation and collaboration, and culture of continuous quality improvement - will be presented. The study analyses these five components as the driving factors for quality assurance and quality improvement at the institutional level. Finally, the implications for Vietnamese higher education will be provided. Among these implications is the need to manage quality assurance as organisational change for sustainability.

scholarly journals An exploration of the ‘African (Union Commission’s) perspective’ of quality and quality assurance in higher education: Latent voices in the African Quality Rating Mechanism (AQRM)

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 73-95 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lazarus Nabaho ◽  
Wilberforce Turyasingura
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Survey Questionnaire ◽  
Fitness For Purpose ◽  
Institutional Level ◽  
African Higher Education ◽  
Quality Rating ◽  
Quality In Higher Education

Quality assurance of African higher education is at the top of the region’s development agenda. Prompted by the imperative to enhance the quality of higher education, the Africa Union Commission is implementing the African Quality Rating Mechanism (AQRM). The AQRM is a continental tool that affords higher education institutions an opportunity to conduct self-assessment and compare their performance against similar institutions based on a set of common criteria. The mechanism is envisaged to engender institutional cultures of quality and enhance the quality of African higher education. However, a dearth of knowledge exists about the latent notions of quality in higher education that the AQRM aims to assure and the implicit institutional-level quality assurance practices in the AQRM. Therefore, this interpretivist article, based on a review of the AQRM survey questionnaire, answered the following research question: What notions of quality in higher education and the institutional-level quality assurance practices are inherent in the quality standards of the AQRM survey questionnaire? The findings revealed that quality as fitness for purpose and exceptional are the notions of quality in higher education in the AQRM. Nevertheless, fitness for purpose is the dominant notion of quality and this symbolises an imperative to re-direct higher education to serve social and economic ends. Distinguished (excellent) teacher awards, applied research excellence awards, staff professional development, tracer studies, external examination, and the involvement of key external stakeholders in programme development are the latent institutional-level quality assurance practices in the AQRM. These quality assurance practices are in sync with the notions of quality and aim at bridging the gap between the academy and the labour market. Methodologically, the AQRM survey questionnaire is devoid of benchmarks to inform the rating, and quality assurance practices such as student evaluation of teaching, peer observation of teaching and moderation of examination items are unnoticeable in the survey questionnaire.Received: 28 December 2018Accepted: 19 April 2019Published online: 29 May 2019

Quality Assurance in Blended Learning at Institutions in Privileged and Underprivileged Communities

2021 ◽  
pp. 24-43
Author(s):  
Michael Casparus Laubscher ◽  
Natasha Ravyse
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Effective Teaching ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Great Emphasis ◽  
Institutional Level ◽  
Effective Teaching And Learning ◽  
Complex Matter

Blended learning enhances education and offers effective teaching and learning. Its success is well-documented, as well as the criticism regarding quality assurance in blended learning. Quality assurance (QA) is an invaluable aspect of teaching and learning and has a rightful position in higher education. QA strives to ensure a standard of teaching and learning which is relevant, effective, and resourceful, and it occurs within an established framework. Research suggests that the implementation of an effective QA framework is a complex matter, with great emphasis on context. Such a framework contains various elements which are often denoted by benchmarking. This chapter highlights the implementation of sustainable and effective policies at an institutional level as one such element. Meaningful collaboration between institutions will lead to greater success in the implementation of an effective QA framework. Institutions in underprivileged communities find this implementation challenging, but there are some encouraging examples of success and progress.

scholarly journals Digital pathology access and usage in the UK: results from a national survey on behalf of the National Cancer Research Institute’s CM-Path initiative

2018 ◽  
Vol 71 (5) ◽  
pp. 463-466 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bethany Jill Williams ◽  
Jessica Lee ◽  
Karin A Oien ◽  
Darren Treanor
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Research ◽  
Quality Assurance ◽  
National Health Service ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Digital Pathology ◽  
Survey Tool ◽  
Institutional Level ◽  
Postgraduate Teaching ◽  
The Uk

AimTo canvass the UK pathology community to ascertain current levels of digital pathology usage in clinical and academic histopathology departments, and prevalent attitudes to digital pathology.MethodsA 15-item survey was circulated to National Health Service and academic pathology departments across the UK using the SurveyMonkey online survey tool. Responses were sought at a departmental or institutional level. Where possible, departmental heads were approached and asked to complete the survey, or forward it to the most relevant individual in their department. Data were collected over a 6-month period from February to July 2017.Results41 institutes from across the UK responded to the survey. 60% (23/39) of institutions had access to a digital pathology scanner, and 60% (24/40) had access to a digital pathology workstation. The most popular applications of digital pathology in current use were undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, research and quality assurance. Investigating the deployment of digital pathology in their department was identified as a high or highest priority by 58.5% of institutions, with improvements in efficiency, turnaround times, reporting times and collaboration in their institution anticipated by the respondents. Access to funding for initial hardware, software and staff outlay, pathologist training and guidance from the Royal College of Pathologists were identified as factors that could enable respondent institutions to increase their digital pathology usage.ConclusionInterest in digital pathology adoption in the UK is high, with usage likely to increase in the coming years. In light of this, pathologists are seeking more guidance on safe usage.

Quality assurance: one school's response

1990 ◽  
Vol 54 (4) ◽  
pp. 228-229
Author(s):  
KJ Wittemann
Keyword(s):  
Quality Assurance
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