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ERIC Number: EJ614941
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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ISSN: ISSN-1011-3487
Policy Development of Quality Assurance: A Critical Perspective on Past and Future Issues.
van der Westhuizen, L. J.
South African Journal of Higher Education, v14 n2 p56-61 2000
Provides an overview of the initiatives and development of policies to establish a workable quality assurance system for institutions of higher education in South Africa in the last decade. Notes challenges such as the government's emphasis on programs of study and its requirement that quality assurance systems include institutional auditing, program accreditation, and quality promotion. (DB)
Descriptors: Educational History, Educational Trends, Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries, Government School Relationship, Higher Education, Institutional Evaluation, Program Evaluation, Quality Control, Standards
Publication Type: Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Quality Assurance; South Africa
Note: Theme issue: "Quality Assurance in Higher Education: International, National, and Institution Perspectives."