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Creating Quality Assurance Capacity for Africa: Harmonizing Our Lessons LearnedOlin O. Oedekoven, Ph.D. & Anthony Negbenebor,
Ph.D.
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Abstract Effectively harmonizing the lessons
learned from outside of Africa with the
specific needs of Africa that consider
the culture, history, and governance
frameworks is essential towards
building capacity with African Higher
Education.
In this presentation, we will focus on
not only the lessons learned, but more
importantly, how these lessons learned
can be truly harmonized for African
Higher Education in order to obtain
independence and harmonization with
the global higher education community.
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Agenda
Issues and Trends with Higher
Education Quality Assurance Agencies
Issues and Trends with Institutional
Accreditation
Issues and Trends in Programmatic
Accreditation
Observations and Perspectives
Harmonizing Lessons Learned for
Africa
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Olin O. Oedekoven, Ph.D.
President & CEO, Peregrine
Academic Services and Peregrine
Leadership Institute
PO Box 741
Gillette, Wyoming, USA
Oedekoven@PeregrineAcademics.
com
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Anthony Negbenebor, Ph.D.
Dean, Gardner-Webb University Godbold
School of Business
Past President of the Accreditation
Council of Business Schools and
Programs (ACBSP)
PO Box 7303
Boiling Springs, NC 28017
anegbenebor@gardner-webb.edu
Issues and Trends with Higher Education Quality Assurance AgenciesCreating Quality Assurance Capacity for Africa: Harmonizing Our Lessons Learned
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Themes from the 2015 Worldwide Conference
included:
Need to standardize practices to allow for the
movement of students across borders
Emphasis on quality in higher education
Emphasis on measuring teaching effectiveness
The International Network for Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education (INQAAHE)
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The Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA)
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Current and emerging trends
include:
Greater emphasis on outcomes
assessment and assurance of
learning – STUDENT FOCUS
Having academic and
accreditation information more
publically available
(transparency)
Continuous improvement of
processes
The recently published European
Standards and Guidelines for Quality
Assurance (ESG, May 2015) point
towards a holistic approach to quality
assurance that includes assessment,
review, and application of the results
for embedded continuous
improvement.
Public accountability of higher
education through the new ESG is
expressed with specific standards
aimed at making the results of
student academic matriculation
public information.
European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ENQA)
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Current and emerging trends and
issues include:
Transnational accreditation
Quality improvement in higher
education
Ability for students to continue
education across borders
Need to align with the European and
the US higher education standards
Need to develop talent for Africa
The African Quality Assurance Network (AfriQAN)
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Trends and Issues with Institutional AccreditationCreating Quality Assurance Capacity for Africa: Harmonizing Our Lessons Learned
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US Regional Accreditation organizations include:
Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges Western
Association of Schools and Colleges (ACCJC-WASC
Higher Learning Commission (HLC)
Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE)
New England Association of Schools and Colleges Commission on
Institutions of Higher Education (NEASC-CIHE)
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACSCOC) Commission
on Colleges
WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC)
Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NCCU)
Current and emerging issues and trends include:
Creating and improving Pedagogical Improvement Record
(PIR)
Creating and improving General Education Learning
Objectives (GELO)
Measurement of learning and accountability in higher
education
US Regional Accreditation Organizations
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Accreditation Council for Independent Colleges
and Schools (ACICS)
Distance Education Accrediting Commission
(DEAC) (formally Distance Education Training
Council)
Current and emerging trends and issues include:
Extending beyond the US into other regions of
the world with their accreditation
Assurance of learning, outcomes assessment,
transparency, and continuous improvement
US National (Institutional) Accreditation Agencies
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Registered in Vienna, Austria in 2015 as a
not-for-profit, membership-based association
governed by a Board of Directors. Seeks to
provide institutional (transnational)
accreditation primarily for privately-owned
institutions, but also for state-owned
universities.
Global (Transnational) Accreditation Agencies
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Building its accreditation based on the 2015 ESG to include the 10
Accreditation Standards.
THEA (Transnational Higher Education Accreditation) is the
accreditation service provided by the association, conducted by the
THEA Board of Commissioners.
Envision a global accreditation association, to include Africa, that
enables universities to seek programmatic accreditation.
Trends and Issues with Programmatic AccreditationCreating Quality Assurance Capacity for Africa: Harmonizing Our Lessons Learned
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Current trends and emerging areas of
interest include:
Measurement of student learning
Baldrige-based accreditation
processes
Continuous improvement
Assurance of learning
Teaching Excellence
The Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP)
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Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)
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Current trends and emerging areas of interest
include:
New standards and guidelines outline
specific requirements related to the direct
measurement of student learning and
programmatic outcomes.
More internationalization of its accreditation
Emphasis on teacher quality and
institutional research
African Association of Business Schools (AABS)
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Current trends and emerging areas
of interest include:
Accreditation focus starting in
2015
Globalization of the accreditation
processes
Resource center of best practices
Latin American Council for Management Schools (CLADEA)
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Current trends and emerging
areas of interest include:
Formed an accreditation entity
(Education Quality Accreditation
Agency, EQUAA that is
separate, but a part of CLADEA
Focus is on business program
accreditation for the Latin
American region
Emphasis on quality,
assurance of learning, teaching
excellence, and accountability
Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP)
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Current trends and emerging areas of interest include:
Combined separate education accreditation
organizations into one accreditation organization in 2013
Greater emphasis on student learning, demonstrating
outcomes achievement, and quality development
Linkage with US state Department of Education
agencies and licensing requirements
Student teaching and practical experience in
conjunction with formal education
Observations and PerspectivesCreating Quality Assurance Capacity for Africa: Harmonizing Our Lessons Learned
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Accreditation Transparency and Trust between
Nations
Public reporting of accreditation and quality
results
Measurement of student learning
Need to develop staff and faculty around
higher education quality principles
Globalization of the higher education standards
facilitates mobility of both faculty and students
Observations (1 of 2)
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Strategic Planning is Essential
Shift from an inputs-based accreditation
towards an outcomes-based accreditation
Student centric
Teaching excellence
Getting accredited is not the destination;
rather, it is just the beginning of the quality
and continuous improvement journey
Observations (2 of 2)
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The public demands more accountability and financial
transparency in higher education.
Need to integrate higher education into society to help
solve society’s problems.
Internationally recognized accreditation helps, but must
include training and development for staff and faculty in
order to implement more effectively the accreditation
requirements.
It is not enough to become accredited; must do something
with the accreditation and institutionalize the cultural of
continuous improvement in order to grow strategic
capacity.
Perspectives
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Harmonizing Lessons Learned for AfricaCreating Quality Assurance Capacity for Africa: Harmonizing Our Lessons Learned
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Harmonizing Lessons Learned
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Concepts in Higher
Education Quality
Assurance
Harmonization
Asia
Europe
US
Latin America
Africa
Australia Cultural,
Religious, Social
Perspectives
Political, Regulatory
Environment
Applied Solutions
Quality Measur
e Assesse
d
RecommendationsCreating Quality Assurance Capacity for Africa: Harmonizing Our Lessons Learned
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1. End poverty in all its forms everywhere
2. End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture
3. Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages
4. Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
5. Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
6. Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all
7. Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all
8. Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment, and decent work for all
9. Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization, and foster innovation
10.Reduce inequality within and among countries
11.Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable
12.Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
13.Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
14.Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development
15.Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification and halt and reverse land degradation, and halt biodiversity loss
16.Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels
17.Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development
17 New UN Development Goals for 2030
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1. End poverty in all its forms everywhere
2. End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture
3. Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages
4. Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
5. Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
6. Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all
7. Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all
8. Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment, and decent work for all
9. Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization, and foster innovation
10.Reduce inequality within and among countries
11.Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable
12.Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
13.Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
14.Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development
15.Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification and halt and reverse land degradation, and halt biodiversity loss
16.Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels
17.Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development
17 New UN Development Goals for 2030
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What are the
Implications for
Africa?
1. End poverty in all its forms everywhere
2. End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture
3. Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages
4. Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
5. Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
6. Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all
7. Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all
8. Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment, and decent work for all
9. Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization, and foster innovation
10.Reduce inequality within and among countries
11.Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable
12.Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
13.Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
14.Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development
15.Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification and halt and reverse land degradation, and halt biodiversity loss
16.Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels
17.Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development
17 New UN Development Goals for 2030
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Capacity
Development in
Higher Education
for Africa!
African Higher Education: At a Strategic Inflection
Point
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Do Nothing
Export African Talent
Develop African Capacity
A Unique African Opportunity
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Just as Africa was able to leap over
land-line phone technology to cell-
phones, African Higher Education can
leap over the 20th Century
understanding of institutional
structure into the modern age of
quality assurance by moving beyond
the discussion and into the action.
1.Seek international recognition through both
institutional and programmatic accreditation
with harmonized solutions that grow your own
capacity for Africa rather than just to export
your best and brightest to Europe, Asia, and
the US.
2.Teach, train, coach, and mentor faculty and
school administrators regarding the nature of
higher education quality, teaching excellence,
continuous improvement, and outcomes
assessment so that they can achieve strategic
sustainability for self-reinforcing success.
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3. Adapt what others are doing; but harmonize
these ideas for your specific needs by
considering the local and regional factors.
4. Understand the intent as well as the practice
and then shape your specific practices around
the intent to develop enduring solutions that
grow and retain talent in Africa to solve
African problems.
5. Redefine the role of faculty as teachers first
with a student focus, in addition to as
researchers and publishers.
Recommendations
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Ph.D.
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