Quality Assurance in Higher Education ― A Study of Developing Countries

In recent years, universities in developing countries have adopted quality assurance policies to improve the quality of higher education, similar to the practices of higher education systems in developed countries. Lim (international business and politics, Griffith U., Brisbane) investigates whether the aims of such policies address the higher education needs of developing countries, and whether the expectations and requirements are realistic. Coverage includes the principles and practices of quality assurance in developed countries; analyses of quality assurance systems in the U.K. and Australia; the necessary conditions for quality assurance to be effective in developing countries; a discussion of quality assurance initiatives planned for universities in Papua New Guinea; and the future of quality assurance in higher education in developing countries. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)