1st Edition
International Developments in Assuring Quality in Higher Education
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 in Montreal in 1993. Regional perspectives from Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Latin America, North America and Western Europe are followed by an account of national quality assurance agencies in Chile, Denmark, Korea, New Zealand, South Africa, Quebec, Romania, Scotland and the USA. There are also chapters on the work of UNESCO and the World Bank in promoting quality in higher education in industrialising nations. Together these papers supplement the account of international initiatives.
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
