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Asia’s Best in Powerpoint Presentation D I A M O N D A W A R D First Place

Asia’s Best in Powerpoint Presentation D I A M O N D A W A R D First Place. QUT. Brisbane. A HIGHER EDUCATION QUALITY ASSURANCE MODEL FOR SMALL STATES: THE MALDIVES CASE STUDY Co-authors: NAME : Abdul Hannan Waheed a.waheed@student.qut.edu.au

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  1. Asia’s Best in Powerpoint Presentation D I A M O N D A W A R D First Place

  2. QUT Brisbane

  3. A HIGHER EDUCATION QUALITY ASSURANCE MODEL FOR SMALL STATES: THE MALDIVES CASE STUDY • Co-authors: NAME : Abdul HannanWaheed a.waheed@student.qut.edu.au • Position : Full-time PhD student • INSTITUTION : Centre for Learning Innovation (CLI), Faculty of Education, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Australia NAME: Professor HitendraPillay h.pillay@qut.edu.au • Position : Professor • INSTITUTION : Centre for Learning and Professional Studies, Faculty of Education, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Australia

  4. Background Small States QA literature • 1.5 million or less • A significant gap: • focussing on bigger • systems; not Small • states • Adopt compromised • versions of models • Band-aid solution • (Houston & Maniku, • 2005) objectives • The main research question is “what constitutes key elements and mechanisms of an effective QA system in higher education for Small States?” • To develop a holistic higher education quality assurance system for Small States, based on the Systems Theory principles

  5. Theoretical Framework Systems Theory: a general formula of a systems theory (Klir, 1991) System R T T (relations) A system S=(TlR) R R T (things) T= element R= relationship

  6. Methods • Qualitative case study: Maldives from July to September 2011 • Maldives: a small state, representative of Small States • Generalisability to other Small Sates • Explored possible linkages, similarities, challenges, issues and QA options relevant

  7. Methods • Data collection: interviews & documents • 17 interviews & 10 documents • 4 stakeholder groups: Ministry of Education, the Maldives Qualifications Authority, leading higher education institutions and the industry associations • Data analysis: a comparative perspective against global principles, concepts, and models in QA in higher education

  8. Results • Key findings: • Regulatory mechanisms: weak regulatory mechanisms, absence of legislation, gov interference, independence • Management structure: conflict of interest in the regulatory board • Standards: lack of guidelines, Transparency issues • Service delivery: more energy used on processes other than QA, slow speed in implementing audit & accreditation

  9. DISCUSSIONS Regulatory Framework Clear national policies • Needed for the • development of the • whole system

  10. DISCUSSIONS Regulatory Framework Legislation • Without legislation the • system suffers from • slow speed of • development

  11. DISCUSSIONS Regulatory Framework One-tier system • More suited for Small • States

  12. DISCUSSIONS Regulatory Framework Independence • Critical for a strong • national QA body

  13. DISCUSSIONS Standards Guidelines needed to steer the QA process • Small States often struggle • to develop necessary • standards and guidelines

  14. DISCUSSIONS Service Delivery Academic audit • Four stages: • (1) a self-study • (2) the appointment of a peer • group or external experts • (3) site visits by the external • experts and • (4) a public report or the • publication of the decision or • recommendation of the • agency (Lewis, 2009)

  15. DISCUSSIONS Service Delivery Accreditation • Evaluates a higher education • institution as a whole or a • specific academic program • against a pre-determined • minimum criteria or • standards • (Vlăsceanu, et al., 2007)

  16. DISCUSSIONS Service Delivery Collaboration • Help speedy • development • Create ownership • among stakeholders

  17. DISCUSSIONS Service Delivery Transparency

  18. Conclusions • A holistic quality assurance model for higher education could include the following main elements: • Regulatory Framework • Standards • Service delivery

  19. Conclusions A tentative QA model for higher education Legislative Framework Standards HE QA System policies one-tier system Minimum requirements guidelines legislation independence Service Delivery Qualifications frameworks academic audit accreditation

  20. Recommendations • Develop HE QA systems for specific context of Small States • Legislative framework that stipulates clear functions, roles and responsibilities

  21. Impact / outcomes of the study

  22. Impact / outcomes of the study Bibliographical entries Commonwealth Consultative Group (1997). A future for small states: Overcoming vulnarability. London: Commonwealth Secratariat. Houston, D., & Maniku, A. A. (2005). Systems perspectives on external quality assurance: Implications for micro states [Article]. Quality in Higher Education, 11(3), 213-226. from the database. Klir, G. (1991). Facts of systems science. New York: Plenum. Lewis, R. (2009). Quality assurance in higher education – its global future Higher Education to 2030 (Vol. 2, pp. 323-352): OECD. Vlăsceanu, L., Grünberg, L., & Pârlea, D. (2007). Quality assurance and accreditation: A glossary of basic terms and definitions. Bucharest: UNESCO-CEPES

  23. THANK YOU!

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