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Thurab-Nkhosi, Dianne; Marshall, Stewart – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2009
Purpose: In 2004, the University of the West Indies Distance Education Centre (UWIDEC) began incorporating the use of new information and communication technologies (ICTs) in the delivery of its programmes and courses, taking a "blended learning" approach. There is a recognition, however, of the need to ensure the quality of the…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Distance Education, Quality Control, Foreign Countries
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Hodson, Peter; Connolly, Michael; Younes, Said – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2008
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the introduction of a quality assurance system in a new, private university in Syria, and considers the extent to which the theoretical model based on institutional theory and isomorphism is reflected in practice. Design/methodology/approach: A five year longitudinal study which reviews the design,…
Descriptors: Private Colleges, Quality Control, Foreign Countries, Educational Quality
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Gosling, David – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2004
The Teaching Quality Enhancement Fund was established by the Higher Education Funding Council for England, UK, with the declared aims of enhancing the quality of teaching and learning and raising the status of teaching among higher education institutions. This paper considers the three strands of the initiative--subject, institutional, and…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Teacher Effectiveness, Foreign Countries, Improvement Programs