Quality Assurance in Higher Education in Eastern and Southern Africa - Regional and Continental Perspectives

This book examines the critical aspect of quality assurance maintenance of competitive standards in African Higher Education.

List of contents

1. Introduction: Quality education in Eastern and Southern Africa: Prospectives and retrospectives
Prof Dr Neema-Abooki
Part 1: Quality Assurance Discourses and Challenges in Higher Education


2. The genesis of quality assurance systems in higher education institutions in Uganda
Lessons for Africa
Proscovia Namubiru Ssentamu & Michael Mawa


3. The genesis of quality and its assurance in African higher education
Benedicto Malunga


4. Quality Assurance in open and distance education in Uganda: Practices and policies at Uganda Management Institute
Jessica Aguti, Lazarus Nabaho, & Wilberforce Turyasingura


5. Internal-Stakeholder-perception of the quality of teacher-educators at Makerere University
Abdu Kisige & Prof Neema-Abooki Peter


6. Marketisation of Higher Education and the quality assurance dilemma in Tanzania
Joel Jonathan Kayombo



7. Marketed `Quality¿ of Higher Education: A Study of Universities¿ Websites in South Africa
Anamika Srivastava


8. Academic quality in the public universities in Eastern and Southern Africa: A comparative study of Makerere University and University of Cape Town
Prof Neema-Abooki & Dr Olive Lunyolo
Part 2: Quality Higher Education and Development


9. Quality internship for pre-service teachers: A quest for subject-curricular pedagogic knowledge a mong education student-teachers at the University of Rwanda
Niyibizi, E., Sibomana, E., Manirakiza, V., Ndayambaje, I., Twahirwa, J.B. & Ntabajyana, S.


10. Achieving quality in higher education through curriculum responsiveness Responsive to what?
Kenneth Kamwi Matengu, Ngepathimo Kadhila, & Nangula Iipumbu


11. Quality education: Gazing back to indigenous apprenticeship programmes to achieve quality education for socio-economic development in Sub-Saharan Africa
Kofi Poku Quan-Baffour


12. Determinants of quality doctoral research for sustainable futures in Africa
Rebecca Nthogo Lekoko & Oitshepile MmaB Modise


13. The challenge facing endogenous knowledge, education, and Research in Africa
Adebayo Tajudeen Sanni


14. Futures Thinking: An Agenda for the African Developmental University
Alfred Kitawi
Part 3: Quality Education for Social Justice and Societal Development


15. Towards character formation: The dilemma of behaviour modelling among university students in Sub-Saharan Africa
Florence M. Itegi


16. Inclusive education of visually impaired students in universities in Uganda
Wandera Roberts Otyola & Tumwebaze Callist


17. The language policy and inequalities in institutions of higher learning in South Africa
Deepak Kumar


18. Suggestions for improving the relevance of higher education to social change from the case of the Margaret Trowel School of Industrial and Fine Arts at Makerere University
Ritah Nabuyungo Edopu, Jude Ssempebwa, & John Baptist Mpoza


19. Administration-management distinction in higher education: A quality management perspective
Joseph Watuleke & Prof Neema-Abooki


20. Quality in Adult and Community Education and Training (ACET) in South[ern] Africa
Theoretical Foundations
S. Tawiah & KP Quan-Baffour
Part 4: Quality Assurance in Transnational and International Education


21. Empowering higher education institutions through strengthening internal quality assurance processes: A literature review
Nangula Iipumbu, Kenneth Kamwi Matengu, & Ngepathimo Kadhila


22. Quality assurance of higher education at the African union level: Drivers and approaches
Lazarus Nabaho & Jessica N Aguti


23. Continental approaches to promoting quality assurance in higher education in Africa: An historical reflection
Ngepathimo Kadhila, Nangula Iipumbu, & Kenneth Kamwi Matengu


24. An African developmental agenda for quality assurance in higher education

Alfred Kitawi & Beatrice Njeru

About the author

Peter Neema-Abooki is Professor of Higher Educational Management and Administration/ Business and Management. His academic credentials include: Doctor of Philosophy and Masters degrees both in Higher Education, Divinity, Theological and Pastoral Studies, Philosophy and Religious Studies, and a Postgraduate Diploma in Education (PGDE). He was a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Johannesburg in South Africa and has rendered service as External Quality Assurance Expert for Programme Review at the National Council for Higher Education (NCHE) in Namibia.

Summary

This book examines the critical aspect of quality assurance maintenance of competitive standards in African Higher Education.

Product details

• Authors: Peter (Makerere University Neema-Abooki
• Assisted by: Peter Neema-Abooki (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2023
• EAN: 9780367692841
• ISBN: 978-0-367-69284-1
• No. of pages: 284
• Series: Perspectives on Education in Africa
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; EDUCATION / Administration / General, EDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General, Organization & management of education, Educational administration and organization, Educational strategies & policy, Higher & further education, tertiary education, Higher education, tertiary education, Educational strategies and policy, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Higher