REDEFINING “QUALITY” IN HIGHER EDUCATION: AN ANALYSIS ON THE CHALLENGES TO HIGHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS BY THE POLICY REFORMS IMPLEMENTED BY THE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT
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2014-02-14
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Widyatama International Seminar
Abstract
Quality assurance is a major concern of academic
institutions across the globe.1 This increasing and growing
concern on quality assurance is caused by the significant
changes in the global environment that have direct impact
on the role, functions, shape and mode of operation of
tertiary educational institutions and systems.2 The World
Bank identifies (1) the emergence of worldwide labor
market, (2) increasing importance of knowledge as a driver
of growth, and (3) the information and communication
revolution among the global phenomena that are
continuously shaping and changing tertiary education.3
Another significant change in the global environment that
directly influenced quality assurance is the growth of crossborder
higher education.4 Quality assurance is critical in
cross-border higher education because of the following
reasons: (1) to protect students and other stakeholders from
low-quality provision and disreputable providers; and (2) to
encourage the development of quality cross-border
education that meets human, social economic and cultural
needs.5 The emergence of worldwide labor market and the
growth of cross-border higher education give higher
education no option but to improve the delivery of quality
educational services and to implement quality assurance
systems.
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Higher Education Institutions, GOVERNMENT, Quality, quality assurance