ABSTRACT

First Published in 1992. This is a collection of the Proceedings of an International Conference Hong Kong, July 1991. The Hong Kong Council for Academic Accreditation (HKCAA) hosted an invitation conference on Quality Assurance in Higher Education. Over 100 senior representatives from accreditation bodies and from higher education attended and spent three days in discussion of quality assurance issues. Delegates came from Australia, Belgium, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Kenya, Korea, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Puerto Rico, Philippines, Singapore, South Africa, Sweden, Taiwan, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America. Edited versions of the formal presentations appear in this publication; together they offer a review of international developments in quality assurance in higher education.

part |2 pages

Part 1 Context

part |2 pages

Part 2 International Developments

chapter 4|20 pages

The German Experience

chapter 5|18 pages

The Hong Kong Initiative

chapter 10|20 pages

The UK Academic Audit Unit

chapter 11|8 pages

The US Accreditation System

part |2 pages

Part 3 Quality Assurance in Hong Kong

part |2 pages

Part 4 Conclusion

chapter 17|4 pages

Conclusion