Quality Assurance Frameworks Comparisons in HEIs of Pakistan and China

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Main Authors:	Fatima, Urooj, Junchao, Zhang, Khan, Daniyal
Format:	Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:	en
Published:	2020
Subjects:	Foreign Countries Quality Assurance Educational Quality Higher Education Access to Information Electronic Libraries Graduate School Faculty
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author	Fatima, Urooj Junchao, Zhang Khan, Daniyal
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contents	Quality Assurance Frameworks Comparisons in HEIs of Pakistan and China Fatima, Urooj Junchao, Zhang Khan, Daniyal Foreign Countries Quality Assurance Educational Quality Higher Education Access to Information Electronic Libraries Graduate School Faculty The Higher Education Commission in Pakistan and China is are responsible to check that all educational institutes of Pakistan comply with the Quality Assurance Framework (QAF). Work distribution, access to the digital library and the number of PhD faculty members in the institutes, are important for Higher Educational Institutes (HEIs) because they directly influence on quality of academic education and services being provided to the students. Mixed method approach is adopted. Quantitative results were obtained by carrying out survey in Pakistan while qualitative results were obtained through literature review. This research makes use of quantitative approach and investigates four different HEIs of Pakistan. The questionnaire was divided into three sections: 1) Role of work distribution; 2) access to the digital library; and 3) the number of Faculty members in the PhD faculty. A critical review was carried out for investigating the quality of HEIs in China because survey accessibility issues were faced when adopting quantitative approach. Analysis showed that most of the QAFs in Pakistan were weak in all three factors. Yet China had a better score when compared to Pakistan showing good work distribution; high number of digital libraries; and an adequate number of PhD faculty members.
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spellingShingle	Quality Assurance Frameworks Comparisons in HEIs of Pakistan and China Fatima, Urooj Junchao, Zhang Khan, Daniyal Foreign Countries Quality Assurance Educational Quality Higher Education Access to Information Electronic Libraries Graduate School Faculty Quality Assurance Frameworks Comparisons in HEIs of Pakistan and China Fatima, Urooj Junchao, Zhang Khan, Daniyal Foreign Countries Quality Assurance Educational Quality Higher Education Access to Information Electronic Libraries Graduate School Faculty The Higher Education Commission in Pakistan and China is are responsible to check that all educational institutes of Pakistan comply with the Quality Assurance Framework (QAF). Work distribution, access to the digital library and the number of PhD faculty members in the institutes, are important for Higher Educational Institutes (HEIs) because they directly influence on quality of academic education and services being provided to the students. Mixed method approach is adopted. Quantitative results were obtained by carrying out survey in Pakistan while qualitative results were obtained through literature review. This research makes use of quantitative approach and investigates four different HEIs of Pakistan. The questionnaire was divided into three sections: 1) Role of work distribution; 2) access to the digital library; and 3) the number of Faculty members in the PhD faculty. A critical review was carried out for investigating the quality of HEIs in China because survey accessibility issues were faced when adopting quantitative approach. Analysis showed that most of the QAFs in Pakistan were weak in all three factors. Yet China had a better score when compared to Pakistan showing good work distribution; high number of digital libraries; and an adequate number of PhD faculty members.
title	Quality Assurance Frameworks Comparisons in HEIs of Pakistan and China
topic	Foreign Countries Quality Assurance Educational Quality Higher Education Access to Information Electronic Libraries Graduate School Faculty
url	https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1262540

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