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Implementation of quality Assurance Standards in Zimbabwean context of Higher Education: What are the challenges?

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  • GN Shava

    (National University of Science and Technology, Zimbabwe)

  • M Sithole

    (National University of Science and Technology, Zimbabwe)

  • H Moyo

    (National University of Science and Technology, Zimbabwe)

  • N Mupezeni

    (National University of Science and Technology, Zimbabwe)

Abstract

Higher and tertiary education is essential for economic and political development of a country and is vital to competitiveness in an increasing globalizing knowledge society. Quality Assurance (QA) in higher education is a wide subject and during the last decade, it has been given great attention. Since the implementation of the Bologna process in 1999, QA in higher education has been one of the main concerns. Quality culture has become a widespread concept in Zimbabwean higher education context of QA for the past years. In Zimbabwe and perhaps the entire African region, structured national QA processes in higher education are a very recent phenomenon and where these structures have been established, institutions face major capacity constraints. The purpose of this study is to explore the challenges of implementing QA in the Zimbabwean context of higher education. The study reports on the experiences of academics in implementing QA in two universities in Zimbabwe. From the study, it was shown that there concerns about the quality of higher education in Zimbabwe are on the rise and the major challenges where highlighted.

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  • GN Shava & M Sithole & H Moyo & N Mupezeni, 2021. "Implementation of quality Assurance Standards in Zimbabwean context of Higher Education: What are the challenges?," International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), vol. 5(6), pages 659-668, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:bcp:journl:v:5:y:2021:i:6:p:659-668
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