Operationalising Quality Assurance Processes in Tanzanian Higher Education: Academics’ Perceptions from Selected Private Universities.
| dc.contributor.author | Mgaiwa, Samson John | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-04-20T16:58:33Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-04-20T16:58:33Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2018 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The purpose of this research was to examine the extent of operationalization of quality assurance processes in Tanzanian Private Universities (PRUs). A descriptive survey design informed by a mixed research approach was employed to guide this research. Purposive and stratified random sampling procedures were employed to select a sample of one hundred and ninety-five (N = 195) participants in the study who comprised of 191 academics, and 4 quality assurance officials from four private universities. Questionnaires and face-to-face interviews were used for data collection. The findings indicated that QA processes such as institutional self-assessment and external examinations were to a large extent conducted by PRUs. Unlike these findings, internal quality audits and tracer studies were not adequately carried out. Conclusively, the non-regular practice of these processes remains the main challenge in most of the surveyed Tanzanian PRUs because they are stipulated in the institutional policy documents without a will to adequately implement them. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/5651 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Creative Education | en_US |
| dc.subject | Quality Assurance, Self-Assessment, Examinations, Audit, Private Universities | en_US |
| dc.title | Operationalising Quality Assurance Processes in Tanzanian Higher Education: Academics’ Perceptions from Selected Private Universities. | en_US |
| dc.type | Journal Article | en_US |