03444oam 22007575 450 991082253940332120230216100516.01-281-00100-797866110010010-8213-7273-410.1596/978-0-8213-7272-2(CKB)1000000000478903(EBL)459587(OCoLC)174964897(SSID)ssj0000087325(PQKBManifestationID)12007145(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000087325(PQKBWorkID)10054721(PQKB)10639423(MiAaPQ)EBC459587(Au-PeEL)EBL459587(CaPaEBR)ebr10369861(CaONFJC)MIL100100(OCoLC)935270942(The World Bank)144772669(The World Bank)ocn144772669(US-djbf)14892833(EXLCZ)99100000000047890320070615d2007 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierHigher education quality assurance in Sub-Saharan Africa : status, challenges, opportunities and promising practices /Peter MateruWashington, D.C. :World Bank,c2007.xxi, 80 pages ;26 cmWorld Bank working paper ;no. 124Africa human development seriesDescription based upon print version of record.0-8213-7272-6 Includes bibliographical references (p. 79-80).Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Executive Summary; 1. Introduction; 2. The Case for Quality Higher Education; LIST OF BOX; 3. The State of Quality Assurance in Africa; LIST OF TABLE; 4. Cost Implications and Financing; 5. Challenges and Opportunities; 6. Innovations and Promising Practices; 7. Options for Capacity Enhancement; Appendix: Summary Status of HE Quality Assurance Implementation in Africa; ReferencesThis report assesses the status and practice of higher education quality assurance in Sub - Sahara Africa, focusing on degree - granting tertiary institutions. A main finding is that structured national - level quality assurance processes in African higher education are a very recent phenomenon and that most countries face major capacity constrains. Only about a third of them have established structured national quality assurance mechanism, often only as recently as during the last ten years. Activities differ in their scope and rigor, ranging from simple licensing of institutions by the minisAfrica Region human development seriesWorld Bank e-Library.Education, HigherAfrica, Sub-SaharanTotal quality management in higher educationAfrica, Sub-SaharanQuality assuranceAfrica, Sub-SaharanEducation, HigherTotal quality management in higher educationQuality assurance378.68Materu Peter(Peter Nicolas).1155654DLCDLCYDXBAKERYDXCPBTCTAMUQDLCBOOK9910822539403321Higher education quality assurance in Sub-Saharan Africa4051985UNINA