Quality Assurance of Joint Degree Programs from the Perspective of Quality Assurance Agencies: Experience in East Asia

Autor/inn/en	Hou, Yung-Chi; Ince, Martin; Tsai, Sandy; Wang, Wayne; Hung, Vicky; Lin Jiang, Chung; Chen, Karen Hui-Jung
Titel	Quality Assurance of Joint Degree Programs from the Perspective of Quality Assurance Agencies: Experience in East Asia
Quelle	In: Higher Education Research and Development, 35 (2016) 3, S.473-487 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0729-4360
DOI	10.1080/07294360.2015.1107878
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Quality Assurance; Academic Degrees; Cooperative Programs; Accreditation (Institutions); Agencies; Higher Education; International Cooperation; Program Development; Program Evaluation; Global Approach; International Education; Semi Structured Interviews; Data Analysis; Comparative Education; Qualitative Research; Asia; China; France; Hong Kong; Japan; Netherlands; Singapore; South Korea; Spain; Sweden; Taiwan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Qualitätssicherung; Degree; Degrees; Academic level graduation; Akademischer Grad; Hochschulabschluss; Accreditation; Institution; Institutions; Akkreditierung; Staatliche Anerkennung; Institut; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Internationale Kooperation; Internationale Zusammenarbeit; Programmplanung; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Globales Denken; Internationale Erziehung; Auswertung; Vergleichende Erziehungswissenschaft; Qualitative Forschung; Asien; Frankreich; Hongkong; Niederlande; Singapur; Korea; Republik; Spanien; Schweden
Abstract	Joint degree programs have gained popularity in East Asia, due to the growth of transnational higher education in the region since 2000. However, the external quality assurance (QA) and accreditation of joint degree programs is a challenge for QA agencies, as it normally involves the engagement of several institutions and multiple national accreditation procedures. The purpose of this study is to explore current QA approaches to joint degree programs in Europe and East Asia from the perspectives of QA agencies. There are four major findings from the study. First, East Asian countries tend to stipulate national regulations for a joint degree program. Second, an external QA mechanism for joint degree programs has not yet been developed in East Asian nations. Third, the adoption of international accreditation as the popular approach for joint degree programs in business fields in Asia raises the serious issue of national jurisdiction over higher education. Fourth, the European Consortium for Education's (ECA) single accreditation mode is highly recommended by QA agencies. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01