The Role of UK Qualification Suppliers in Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe: A Comparative Evaluation

Autor/inn/en	Evans, J.; Little, A. W.
Titel	The Role of UK Qualification Suppliers in Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe: A Comparative Evaluation
Quelle	In: International Journal of Educational Development, 27 (2007) 5, S.525-541 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0738-0593
DOI	10.1016/j.ijedudev.2007.03.002
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Supply and Demand; Developing Nations; Comparative Education; Educational Assessment; Qualifications; Academic Standards; National Standards; Accreditation (Institutions); Global Approach; Role Perception; Economic Impact; Sri Lanka; Zimbabwe + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Bedarfsplanung; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Vergleichende Erziehungswissenschaft; Education; assessment; Bewertungssystem; Qualifikation; Qualifikationsstufe; Accreditation; Institution; Institutions; Akkreditierung; Staatliche Anerkennung; Institut; Globales Denken; Role conception; Rollenverständnis; Ökonomische Determinanten; Ceylon; Simbabwe
Abstract	This paper is based on research on the role of UK qualifications suppliers in providing qualifications and accreditation in Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe in the context of rather different engagements with liberalisation, structural adjustment and globalisation. Sri Lanka's economic liberalisation and growth since the late 1970s has had a "de facto" decentralising effect on the supply of and demand for qualifications. In Zimbabwe, structural adjustment has been accompanied by a decline in economic growth and a localisation of school-level qualifications. These differences have led to different interactions between UK suppliers and domestic consumers, discussed in terms of supply and demand; localisation and globalisation; competition and educational mission. The paper concludes with the implications of these findings for future research studies on globalisation and qualifications. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10