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Book Synopsis The Quality Assurance Situation and Capacity Building Needs of Higher Education in Africa by : Jonathan C. Mba
Download or read book The Quality Assurance Situation and Capacity Building Needs of Higher Education in Africa written by Jonathan C. Mba and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Higher Education Quality Assurance in Sub-Saharan Africa by : Peter Nicolas Materu
Download or read book Higher Education Quality Assurance in Sub-Saharan Africa written by Peter Nicolas Materu and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2007 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report assesses the status and practice of higher education quality assurance in Sub - Sahara Africa, focusing on degree - granting tertiary institutions. A main finding is that structured national - level quality assurance processes in African higher education are a very recent phenomenon and that most countries face major capacity constrains. Only about a third of them have established structured national quality assurance mechanism, often only as recently as during the last ten years. Activities differ in their scope and rigor, ranging from simple licensing of institutions by the minister responsible for higher education, to comprehensive system - wide program accreditation and ranking of institutions. Within institutions of higher learning, self assessment and academic audits are gradually being adopted to supplement traditional quality assurance methods. However, knowledge about and experience with self - assessments are limited. The main challenges to quality assurance system in Africa are cost and human capacity requirements. For countries with large tertiary systems, the report recommends institutional, rather than program accreditation as a cost - effective option. However, where tertiary systems are small and underdeveloped, a less formal self - assessment for each institution may be necessary until the capacity could be strengthened to support a more formal nation quality assurance agency in the long run.
Book Synopsis Quality Assurance in Higher Education in Eastern and Southern Africa by : Peter Neema-Abooki
Download or read book Quality Assurance in Higher Education in Eastern and Southern Africa written by Peter Neema-Abooki and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-08-23 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the critical aspect of quality assurance maintenance of competitive-standards in African higher education. It explores both the micro and macro-levels of continental African higher education regulatory authorities, and analyses different institutional, regional and national practices for moving towards continental quality assurance approaches. Contributed to by scholars across Eastern and Southern Africa, the book considers conceptual, practical, epistemological and policy dimensions of quality and quality assurance, especially in relation to higher education in Africa. It therefore draws on research and local expertise to open up debate about how to assure and enhance the quality of higher education, providing a comprehensive review of eight countries and considers societal challenges. It aims to satisfy the need of more thoughtful and critical works on African education as produced by African educators. The uniqueness of this book lies in integrating both the theoretical and practical dimensions of quality to devise appropriate strategies for ensuring quality and standards in higher education in continental Africa and beyond. This authoritative book advocates for a timely discussion around the prpvision of good quality higher education and research in African universities, and will be of great interest to academics, policy makers, researchers and post-graduate students in the fields of higher education, comparative education and African studies.
Book Synopsis Higher Education and Capacity Building in Africa by : Hanne Kirstine Adriansen
Download or read book Higher Education and Capacity Building in Africa written by Hanne Kirstine Adriansen and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-11-06 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Higher education has recently been recognized as a key driver for societal growth in the Global South and capacity building of African universities is now widely included in donor policies. The question is; how do capacity building projects affect African universities, researchers and students? Universities and their scientific knowledges are often seen to have universal qualities; therefore, capacity building may appear straight forward. Higher Education and Capacity Building in Africa contests such universalistic notions. Inspired by ideas about the ‘geography of scientific knowledge’ it explores what role specific places and relationships have in knowledge production, and analyses how cultural experiences are included and excluded in teaching and research. Thus, the different chapters show how what constitutes legitimate scientific knowledge is negotiated and contested. In doing so, the chapters draw on discussions about the hegemony of Western thought in education and knowledge production. The authors’ own experiences with higher education capacity building and knowledge production are discussed and used to contribute to the reflexive turn and rise of auto-ethnography. This book is a valuable resource for researchers and postgraduate students in education, development studies, African studies and human geography, as well as anthropology and history.
Book Synopsis Global Voices in Higher Education by : Susan Renes
Download or read book Global Voices in Higher Education written by Susan Renes and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2017-06-07 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traveling from Zimbabwe to New Zealand and on to Ghana and the United States, the voices of higher education are presented in a way only scholars from these regions can fully articulate and understand. The changing world of higher education challenges all of those involved in very unique ways. In Global Voices in Higher Education, scholars from 10 different countries share their work, describing not only their research but also the context in which their work exists. This book allows the reader to travel with these scholars to their colleges and universities and discover areas of concern in higher education from around the globe.
Book Synopsis Strategies for Facilitating Inclusive Campuses in Higher Education by : Jaimie Hoffman
Download or read book Strategies for Facilitating Inclusive Campuses in Higher Education written by Jaimie Hoffman and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2019-07-25 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume provides educators with a global understanding of the successes and challenges associated with facilitating inclusive campuses in higher education amidst the growing diversity of students by providing evidence-based strategies and ideas for implementing equity and inclusion at higher education institutions around the world.
Book Synopsis Global Trends in Higher Education Quality Assurance by : Susanna Karakhanyan
Download or read book Global Trends in Higher Education Quality Assurance written by Susanna Karakhanyan and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2020-09-07 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Global Trends in Higher Education Quality Assurance: Challenges and Opportunities in Internal and External Quality Assurance provides a comprehensive coverage of the trends and developments in higher education quality assurance as they refer to legitimacy/trust, efficiency and relevance.
Book Synopsis Higher Education in Africa by : Damtew Teferra
Download or read book Higher Education in Africa written by Damtew Teferra and published by African Books Collective. This book was released on 2008 with total page 614 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first of its kind, this book documents and analyzes the international dimension of higher education in Africa based on country case-studies and a consideration of relevant historical and contemporary themes. It identifies trends, developments, and challenges related to the international dimension of higher educational at the institutional, national, and regional levels. It explores the institutional the opportunities and probes the risks while it responds to the growing need for information and analysis of internationalization of higher education in Africa. On the basis of this book project, an effort is underway to establish the African Network for Internationalization of Education (ANIE). This network aims to develop research capacity and expertise to meet the professional and practical needs of individuals, institutions and organizations interested in the international dimension of higher education in Africa.
Book Synopsis Responding to the Educational Needs of Post-school Youth by : Nico Cloete
Download or read book Responding to the Educational Needs of Post-school Youth written by Nico Cloete and published by African Minds. This book was released on 2009 with total page 93 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The research reflected in this volume indicates that in South Africa there are almost three million youth between the ages of 18 and 24 who are not in education, training or employment - a situation which points not only to a grave wastage of talent, but also to the possibility of serious social disruption. The authors in this work paint a picture of the enormous reservoir of human talent which exists in the country, but is not provided with the means to develop. Responding to the Educational Needs of Post-School Youth attempts not only to sketch the scope and extent of the current post-school educational crisis, but also to explore possible solutions through collaboration in the higher education sector. The findings reported here are a result of three distinctive but linked research components conducted by the Further Education and Training Institute (University of Western Cape), the Centre for Higher Education Transformation, and the Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit (University of Cape Town). The research was funded by the Ford Foundation and the project conducted in consultation with the Department of Education.
Book Synopsis Financing The Education Of Health Workers: Gaining A Competitive Edge by : Alexander S Preker
Download or read book Financing The Education Of Health Workers: Gaining A Competitive Edge written by Alexander S Preker and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2019-08-27 with total page 603 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume reviews the economic underpinnings (investment and financing) and institutional reforms needed to successfully scale up the education of health workers. In this regard, the book examines five major economic and institutional challenges that policy makers face: (1) governance of health education organizations and systems; (2) approaches to financing the education of health workers; (3) the special nature of capital investment in expanding the capacity of health education institutions; (4) public-private partnerships in health education; and (5) equity in accessing health education, with a special focus on issues that arise from private approaches to the education of health workers.Much of the existing literature focuses on the quality and contents of training health workers, and very little has been written on the institutional dimension of financing their training and education. This book examines the complex institutional and financial models and approaches that can impact the demand and supply of health worker education programs around the world.Building on the findings of the Independent Commission on the Education of Health Professionals for the 21st Century, which published on the foundations and the issues of global postsecondary professional education, this volume brings in new and in-depth aspects such as governance, capital investments, and the role of the private sector in the production of health professionals; thus allowing the reader to understand how the health worker education field has moved from theory to practice.
Book Synopsis Quality Management Implementation in Higher Education: Practices, Models, and Case Studies by : Sony, Michael
Download or read book Quality Management Implementation in Higher Education: Practices, Models, and Case Studies written by Sony, Michael and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2019-08-02 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although initially utilized in business and industrial environments, quality management systems can be adapted into higher education to assess and improve an institution’s standards. These strategies are now playing a vital role in educational areas such as teaching, learning, and institutional-level practices. However, quality management tools and models must be adapted to fit with the culture of higher education. Quality Management Implementation in Higher Education: Practices, Models, and Case Studies is a pivotal reference source that explores the challenges and solutions of designing quality management models in the current educational culture. Featuring research on topics such as Lean Six Sigma, distance education, and student supervision, this book is ideally designed for school board members, administrators, deans, policymakers, stakeholders, professors, graduate students, education professionals, and researchers seeking current research on the applications and success factors of quality management systems in various facets of higher education.
Book Synopsis Leadership and Management: Case Studies in Training in Higher Education in Africa by : Mouton, Johann
Download or read book Leadership and Management: Case Studies in Training in Higher Education in Africa written by Mouton, Johann and published by African Minds. This book was released on 2015-08-06 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There has been a resurgence of interest in training programmes for higher education leaders and management (HELM) at African universities in recent times. Although there have been a few cases of evaluation studies of such programmes in Africa, a more systematic review of the lessons learnt through these programmes has not been done. This book aims to document and reflect on the learnings from intervention programmes at three African higher education councils. It is clear that university leaders face many leadership and management challenges. This is the starting point of the book.
Book Synopsis Quality Assessment and Enhancement in Higher Education in Africa by : Peter Neema-Abooki
Download or read book Quality Assessment and Enhancement in Higher Education in Africa written by Peter Neema-Abooki and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-12-16 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores quality assessment and enhancement in higher education in Africa to illustrate the need to develop quality practices in measuring effective education and continually search for permanent improvement. The book demonstrates that technological and socio-economic trends, innovations, and inventions of the twenty-first century demand that additional attention be placed upon education for national, regional, and international development. Since conventions for quality assessment and enhancement need to be defined and systematic structures constructed to develop quality practices, the book shows how quality in higher education within Africa has been established and advanced to provide a framework for monitoring, auditing, and reviewing assessment and enhancement. Though the book considers African complexities and diversity, it incorporates global trends and utilises an international focus that enables readers to devise appropriate strategies for developing and enhancing quality and standards in higher education in both continental Africa and beyond. Illustrating why quality assessment and enhancement should be embraced in all aspects including inputs, processes, outputs and outcomes in educational settings globally, this book will be of interest to policymakers and scholars in the fields of Higher Education, Quality and Global Studies, African Education, African Studies and Management and Administration, Leadership and Professional Development Studies.
Book Synopsis Higher Education and International Capacity Building by : David Stephens
Download or read book Higher Education and International Capacity Building written by David Stephens and published by Symposium Books Ltd. This book was released on 2009-05-11 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the past 25 years UK Higher Education institutions have forged research and teaching partnerships with their counterparts overseas. Many of these links were funded by the British Government and managed by the British Council’s Higher Education Links Scheme. This book takes an informed and critical look at issues and trends in global higher education over the past twenty five years with an in-depth and often personal account of how these links were managed and led. Ten experts representing a variety of disciplines from areas such as conserving the natural environment, the promotion of human rights, and education and gender present an ‘insider’s’ view of their link, reflecting upon the successes and challenges in promoting research, developing institutional capacity at home and abroad, and the lessons they have learned. This book will be of particular interest to those working in higher education and international development generally; as well as students, researchers and professionals engaged in bilateral and multi-lateral development assistance programmes.
Book Synopsis Quality in African Higher Education by : Peter Neema-Abooki
Download or read book Quality in African Higher Education written by Peter Neema-Abooki and published by Palgrave Macmillan. This book was released on 2024-03-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines quality higher education as a stimulus for sustainable development in southern and eastern Africa. Its underlying principle is that quality higher education is indispensable for sustainable development on the continent. The first part of the book discusses the context and need for sustainable development in Africa, using higher education as an impetus. The second part focuses on quality assurance and enhancement processes and mechanisms of African higher education to drive sustainable development. The book will be of interest to researchers of higher education, education management and sustainable development.
Book Synopsis Cross-border Tertiary Education A Way towards Capacity Development by : OECD
Download or read book Cross-border Tertiary Education A Way towards Capacity Development written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2007-08-08 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book discusses the concept of capacity-building for tertiary education through cross-border education, emphasising the critical role of quality assurance and trade negotiations.
Book Synopsis Journal of Quality Assurance for Higher Education Institutions in Malawi by : Kingstone Ngwira
Download or read book Journal of Quality Assurance for Higher Education Institutions in Malawi written by Kingstone Ngwira and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2016-01-08 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This journal has examined a contemporary picture of the major aspects of employment practices (laws, government policies, employee rights), organizing my approach around the major themes of employment practices, the regulatory framework, and government policies, and employee rights of the employee practices landscape have been reviewed, while scope has existed to explore new influences on the employment practices in Malawi.
