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CURRENT TRENDS AND ISSUES IN QUALITY ASSURANCE PRACTICES HIGHER EDUCATION PAKISTAN

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/grr.2019(IV-III).28      10.31703/grr.2019(IV-III).28      Published : Sep 2019

Current Trends and Issues in Quality Assurance Practices: Higher Education Pakistan

Abstract

    The purpose of this research endeavour is to explore the current trends of quality assurance practices in the public and private universities of Pakistan. This study is based on the primary data from a doctoral thesis titled a comparative study of the quality assurance (QA) practices in public and private universities and online data of these universities in 2019 to extract improvement in quality assurance practices. Last ten years QA practices have been reviewed thematically and new trends have been variegated through empirical analysis from online data. Higher Education Commission Pakistan has provided a detailed manual for quality assurance and its enhancement to the universities quality assurance cells (QECS). The characteristics of these cells have been examined to identify the improvement in QA practices and also the universities which are more dexterous in implementing these features will be acknowledged.

    Quality Assurance Practices, Public and Private Universities, Online Data, Pakistan.

    (1) Shafqat Rasool
    Lecturer,Department of Education, GC University Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Muhammad Arshad
    SST (Science), Department of Education (School),Govt. Fazilka Islamia Model High School, Pakpattan, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Muhammad Shabbir Ali
    Assistant Professor, Department of Education,University of Education, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
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