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The book explores quality assessment and enhancement in higher education in Africa to illustrate the need to develop quality practices in measuring effective education and search for permanent improvement. It illustrates why quality assessment and enhancement should be embraced in all aspects in educational settings.
List of contents
Chapter 1
Introduction: Quality Higher Education in. Africa: Assessment and Enhancement Perspectives. Peter Neema-Abooki
Part I: Global Focus on Quality Assurance in Higher Education Chapter 2 Quality Assurance in Higher Education in the Global Context Anamika Srivastava Chapter 3 A global review of quality assurance and quality enhancement in higher education Alfred Kitawi Chapter 4 Factors Influencing Quality in Higher Education within the Global Context Benedicto Wokomaatani Malunga
Part II: Teaching and Learning in Higher Education Chapter 5 Teacher Preparation by Universities and Implications to quality Education in Uganda: Internal-Stakeholder-Perception of Pre-Service Teacher Education at Makerere University Abdu Kisige and Peter Neema-Abooki Chapter 6 Open Distance E-Learning as the producer of space for quality assessment in higher education. Nomanesi Madikizela-Madiya Chapter 7 Open Educational Resources/Practices (OER/P) in the era of a pandemic Lessons for Developing Countries. Anass Bayaga Chapter 8 Reimagining Quality Assurance in African Higher Education Post Covid-19: Towards A Quest for Fitness for Purpose Ngepathimo Kadhila, John Nyambe, Kenneth Matengu Chapter 9 Ubuntu and Transformative Pedagogy for Quality Education and Training in Community Colleges in South Africa. K P Quan-Baffour Chapter 10 Tanzania higher education institutional internal quality assurance and enhancement in the market framework: Challenges and remedies Joel Jonathan Kayombo Chapter 11 Quality Assurance for Pedagogical Enhancement in African Higher Education: A Comparative Case Study of the Namibian and the South African Quality Assurance Models John Nyambe, Ngepathimo Kadhila, & Kenneth Matengu Chapter 12 Examining the Policy Implications of Massification of Higher Education in Zimbabwe How Quality was inevitably Compromised GN Shava
Part III: Research and Quality in Higher Education Chapter 13 Raising African voices in scholarly publishing: Implications of a university press in scholarship Prof Dr Opuda-Asibo John Chapter 14 Management of Research-related Issues in Higher Education Institutions in Africa: A case of Makerere and Nairobi Universities in East Africa Peter Neema-Abooki and George William Lubega Kajura Chapter 15 Assessment and Enhancement of Doctoral Students' Supervision and Implications on Quality of Research Outputs: Ethical Perspectives Florence M. Itegi Chapter 16 Assessing and Enhancing Quality in Higher Education through the African Quality Rating Mechanism (AQRM): Approach and Outcomes Lazarus Nabaho and Wilberforce Turyasingura Chapter 17 Concluding Chapter: Assessment and Enhancement: Quality Perspectives in Higher Education, Peter Neema-Abooki
About the author
Peter Neema-Abooki is Professor of Higher Educational Management and Administration / Business and Management in Uganda; and he is a professional trained educationist. He was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa, and is now an Academic Associate at the University of South Africa (UNISA). He has rendered services as External Quality Assurance Expert for Programme-Review at the Namibia National Council for Higher Education.
Summary
The book explores quality assessment and enhancement in higher education in Africa to illustrate the need to develop quality practices in measuring effective education and search for permanent improvement. It illustrates why quality assessment and enhancement should be embraced in all aspects in educational settings.
