Lessons from CXC for Caribbean Higher Education Institutions

Autor/in	Griffith, Stafford Alexander
Titel	Lessons from CXC for Caribbean Higher Education Institutions
Quelle	In: Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 25 (2017) 2, S.224-236 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0968-4883
DOI	10.1108/QAE-10-2015-0040
Schlagwörter	Higher Education; Quality Assurance; Testing Programs; Educational Quality; Outcome Measures; Models; Educational Practices; Academic Standards; Instructional Effectiveness; Evaluation Criteria; Governance; Foreign Countries; Anguilla; Trinidad and Tobago; Grenada; Montserrat; Jamaica; Guyana; Dominica; Cayman Islands; Virgin Islands; Belize; Barbados; Antigua and Barbuda; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Qualitätssicherung; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Analogiemodell; Bildungspraxis; Unterrichtserfolg; Education; Educational policy; Financing; Steuerung; Bildung; Erziehung; Bildungspolitik; Finanzierung; Ausland; Trinidad und Tobago; Jungferninseln; Antigua und Barbuda
Abstract	Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to show how higher education institutions in the Caribbean may benefit from the quality assurance measures implemented by the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC). Design/methodology/approach: The paper uses an outcomes model of quality assurance to analyse the measures implemented by the CXC to assure quality in its examinations. It considers how higher education institutions in the Caribbean can benefit from the approach to quality assurance used by that organization. Findings: The paper suggests that there are several ways in which the quality assurance in higher education institutions may be improved by using an outcomes model which focuses on the centrality of the student experience by learning from the experiences of the CXC. Research limitations/implications: The research uses a methodology of theoretical analysis, that is the selection and discussion of theoretical material and descriptive material, in a particular context, and considers their applicability for improving practice, in this case, in higher education institutions in the Caribbean. It therefore does not engage the collection and analysis of quantitative or qualitative data. Practical implications: The paper suggests that quality assurance practices of higher education institutions in the Caribbean should take into account the lessons that may be learned from the quality assurance measures implemented by the CXC. Originality/value: The paper calls attention to the need for higher education institutions to make the shift away from a purely institutional approach to quality assurance by adopting a more student-centred approach. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01