Quality Assurance in Education: Volume 24 Issue 2

Ethiopian new public universities: Achievements, challenges and illustrative case studies

Rita Van Deuren, Tsegazeab Kahsu, Seid Mohammed, Wondimu Woldie

– This paper aims to analyze and illustrate achievements and challenges of Ethiopian higher education, both at the system level and at the level of new public universities.

Balancing instructional techniques and delivery formats in capstone business strategy courses

Jeffrey W. Alstete, Nicholas J. Beutell

The purpose of this paper is to contend that collegiate programs should carefully plan their capstone courses in light of the educational mission, pedagogical content knowledge…

Peer review of assessment network: supporting comparability of standards

Sara Booth, Jeff Beckett, Cassandra Saunders

This paper aims to test the need in the Australian higher education (HE) sector for a national network for the peer review of assessment in response to the proposed HE standards…

Do pre-entry tests predict competencies required to excel academically in law school?: An empirical investigation

Robert Wamala

Prospective students of law are required to demonstrate competence in certain disciplines to attain admission to law school. The grounding in the disciplines is expected to…

Learning styles preferences of statistics students: A study in the Faculty of Business and Economics at the UAE University

Darwish Abdulrahman Yousef

Although there are many studies addressing the learning styles of business students as well as students of other disciplines, there are few studies which address the learning…

Measuring service quality in higher education: Development of a hierarchical model (HESQUAL)

Viraiyan Teeroovengadum, T.J. Kamalanabhan, Ashley Keshwar Seebaluck

– This paper aims to develop and empirically test a hierarchical model for measuring service quality in higher education.

Strategic management and innovation: A checklist for readiness evaluation of AACSB standards

Goutam Kumar Kundu, Jayachandra Bairi

The purpose of this paper is to introduce the concept of a checklist, focusing on the detailed analysis of the requirement of the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of…

A comparative assessment of the performance of select higher education institutes in India

Sangeeta Sahney, Jitesh Thakkar

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the performance of select technical higher education institutes of national importance in India. This helps to judge the efficiency and…