Book Review: Quality Assurance and University Rankings in Higher Education in the Asia Pacific: Challenges for Universities and Nations
In this increasingly borderless world, student enrolment in colleges, public and private universities have grown exponentially. Although this is a good sign, it has also raised concerns about the quality of teaching practices in higher education; the assessment of tertiary institutions; equity an...
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| description | In this increasingly borderless world, student enrolment in colleges, public
and private universities have grown exponentially. Although this is a good
sign, it has also raised concerns about the quality of teaching practices in
higher education; the assessment of tertiary institutions; equity and access to
higher education and the issue of international rankings and accreditation.
Quality control has become a pressing concern more so now because of the
transnational character of higher education. In view of this, since the 1990s,
most countries have developed their own "quality assurance mechanisms,"
many of which were modelled after the Northern countries. However, the
adoption of such mechanisms is not without problems, especially for
countries in the South, as there are significant "socio-historical, economic,
cultural and intra-nation power differentials" between them (BlancoRamirez and Berger 2013). |
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| spelling | usm-408692018-07-02T09:04:14Z http://eprints.usm.my/40869/ Book Review: Quality Assurance and University Rankings in Higher Education in the Asia Pacific: Challenges for Universities and Nations Abdul Manan, Shakila P1-1091 Philology. Linguistics(General) In this increasingly borderless world, student enrolment in colleges, public and private universities have grown exponentially. Although this is a good sign, it has also raised concerns about the quality of teaching practices in higher education; the assessment of tertiary institutions; equity and access to higher education and the issue of international rankings and accreditation. Quality control has become a pressing concern more so now because of the transnational character of higher education. In view of this, since the 1990s, most countries have developed their own "quality assurance mechanisms," many of which were modelled after the Northern countries. However, the adoption of such mechanisms is not without problems, especially for countries in the South, as there are significant "socio-historical, economic, cultural and intra-nation power differentials" between them (BlancoRamirez and Berger 2013). Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM Press) 2015 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/40869/1/IJAPS-111-2015-Art.-6-137-142.pdf Abdul Manan, Shakila (2015) Book Review: Quality Assurance and University Rankings in Higher Education in the Asia Pacific: Challenges for Universities and Nations. International Journal of Asia Pacific Studies (IJAPS), 11 (1). pp. 137-142. ISSN ISSN: 1823-6243 http://ijaps.usm.my/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/IJAPS-111-2015-Art.-6-137-142.pdf |
| spellingShingle | P1-1091 Philology. Linguistics(General) Abdul Manan, Shakila Book Review: Quality Assurance and University Rankings in Higher Education in the Asia Pacific: Challenges for Universities and Nations |
| title | Book Review: Quality Assurance and University Rankings in Higher Education in the Asia Pacific: Challenges for Universities and Nations |
| title_full | Book Review: Quality Assurance and University Rankings in Higher Education in the Asia Pacific: Challenges for Universities and Nations |
| title_fullStr | Book Review: Quality Assurance and University Rankings in Higher Education in the Asia Pacific: Challenges for Universities and Nations |
| title_full_unstemmed | Book Review: Quality Assurance and University Rankings in Higher Education in the Asia Pacific: Challenges for Universities and Nations |
| title_short | Book Review: Quality Assurance and University Rankings in Higher Education in the Asia Pacific: Challenges for Universities and Nations |
| title_sort | book review: quality assurance and university rankings in higher education in the asia pacific: challenges for universities and nations |
| topic | P1-1091 Philology. Linguistics(General) |
| url | http://eprints.usm.my/40869/ http://eprints.usm.my/40869/ http://eprints.usm.my/40869/1/IJAPS-111-2015-Art.-6-137-142.pdf |