Higher Education Quality Assurance and Accreditation Systems in Africa:Origins,Structures and Challenges
Quality of higher education and the need for effective quality assurance systems beyond those of institutions and nations themselves are becoming precedence themes in international strategies for higher education in African continent.This is driven by the importance attached to higher education as a driver of growth and in achieving the MDGs,on one hand,and the emergence of new types of higher education providers (beyond public institutions),on the other.At the institutional level,increasing demand for accountability by governments,other funders and the public,coupled with the desire to be comparable with the best in-country and internationally is pushing higher education institutions to pay more attention to their quality assurance systems.Although the concepts of ‘Quality and Accreditation in higher education being multi-faceted,African countries are increasingly promoting them with the notion of having comparable academic standards and qualifications that can ultimately facilitate mobility of students,professional,informational and intellectual resources across countries.
Abetu/Kefyalew Waktole
Human Resource Development Coordinator Wollega University
国际会议
Dujiangyan International Forum -UNESCO Chengdu Conference(2011都江堰国际论坛-联合国教科文组织成都会议)
成都
英文
104-127
2011-08-06（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）