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TY - JOUR
T1 - The Bangladeshi higher education quality assurance framework
T2 - a pathway for transformation
AU - Rahnuma, Naureen
N1 - This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Quality in Higher Education on 04/03/2020, available online: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13538322.2020.1729309
PY - 2020/3/6
Y1 - 2020/3/6
N2 - Bangladesh’s approach to devising a Quality Assurance Framework in higher education has eventuated in less than a decade. The framework provides criteria within which universities must operate and encompasses internal self-assessment review and monitoring besides external quality assurance, with the intrinsic goal of operationalising national protocols for a qualification framework. Based on the author’s reflection regarding a programme self-assessment exercise as part of internal quality assurance procedure, this paper aims to present an overview of Bangladesh’s higher education through contextualisation of the quality assurance initiatives. By analysing the scopes and limitations in the enhancement of quality, this article also proposes how a robust internal quality assurance framework is indispensable to hasten the process of programme accreditation. The article concludes with some recommendations for future revision of Bangladesh’s quality assurance system.
AB - Bangladesh’s approach to devising a Quality Assurance Framework in higher education has eventuated in less than a decade. The framework provides criteria within which universities must operate and encompasses internal self-assessment review and monitoring besides external quality assurance, with the intrinsic goal of operationalising national protocols for a qualification framework. Based on the author’s reflection regarding a programme self-assessment exercise as part of internal quality assurance procedure, this paper aims to present an overview of Bangladesh’s higher education through contextualisation of the quality assurance initiatives. By analysing the scopes and limitations in the enhancement of quality, this article also proposes how a robust internal quality assurance framework is indispensable to hasten the process of programme accreditation. The article concludes with some recommendations for future revision of Bangladesh’s quality assurance system.
KW - Quality assurance framework
KW - enhancement
KW - higher education
KW - internationalisation
KW - accreditation
U2 - 10.1080/13538322.2020.1729309
DO - 10.1080/13538322.2020.1729309
M3 - Journal article
VL - 26
SP - 14
EP - 31
JO - Quality in Higher Education
JF - Quality in Higher Education
SN - 1353-8322
IS - 1
ER -