International Quality Review and Distance Learning: Lessons from Five Countries. CHEA Occasional Paper

Autor/inn/en	Middlehurst, Robin; Woodfield, Steve
Institution	Council for Higher Education Accreditation
Titel	International Quality Review and Distance Learning: Lessons from Five Countries. CHEA Occasional Paper
Quelle	(2004), (85 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Distance Education; Quality Control; Educational Quality; Foreign Countries; Educational Development; Case Studies; Educational Policy; Quality Assurance; Higher Education; Educational Opportunities; Socioeconomic Influences; Context Effect; Educational Practices; International Educational Exchange; Program Descriptions; Stakeholders; Educational Methods; Educational Technology; Developing Nations; Developed Nations; Australia; Jordan; Kenya; Malaysia; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Qualitätskontrolle; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Ausland; Bildungsentwicklung; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Qualitätssicherung; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Bildungsangebot; Bildungschance; Sozioökonomischer Faktor; Bildungspraxis; Internationaler Austausch; Educational method; Erziehungsmethode; Unterrichtsmedien; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Developed countries; Industriestaat; Industrieland; Australien; Kenia; Großbritannien
Abstract	This is a report on the quality review of distance learning in a sample of five countries. The report was commissioned by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation's (CHEA's) International Commission in order to understand better the nature of existing regulatory arrangements in the context of growth in electronically supported learning and in the import and export of education world-wide. The data collected from readily available public sources were used to create country case studies for Jordan, Malaysia, Australia, Kenya and the UK, which were subsequently verified by in-country experts. From the data and information collected, a summary report was produced in two parts. Part One summarizes information and issues arising from relevant policy reports and academic literature. The sections of the report cover: context and terminology, approaches to quality review, agencies involved, review processes, and challenges and issues in the quality review of distance learning. The second part presents data from the case studies. After a brief section outlining the socio-economic context, educational system and policy context for each country, Part Two addresses the main themes of the project: the nature of distance learning in each country and the main providers, the nature of the regulatory and quality assurance systems as they apply generally and to distance learning in particular, and the relationship between trade in educational services (from an importing and exporting perspective) and arrangements for quality review. [This report was produced by CHEA (Council for Higher Education Accreditation) Institute for Research and Study of Accreditation and Quality Assurance. It was prepared for the International Commission of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.] (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10