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Current Trends and Issues in Quality Assurance Practices: Higher Education Pakistan

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  • Shafqat Rasool

    (Lecturer,Department of Education, GC University Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.)

  • Muhammad Arshad

    (SST (Science), Department of Education (School),Govt. Fazilka Islamia Model High School, Pakpattan, Punjab, Pakistan.)

  • Muhammad Shabbir Ali

    (Assistant Professor, Department of Education,University of Education, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.)

Abstract

The purpose of this research endeavour is to explore the current trends of quality assurance practices in the public and private universities of Pakistan. This study is based on the primary data from a doctoral thesis titled a comparative study of the quality assurance (QA) practices in public and private universities and online data of these universities in 2019 to extract improvement in quality assurance practices. Last ten years QA practices have been reviewed thematically and new trends have been variegated through empirical analysis from online data. Higher Education Commission Pakistan has provided a detailed manual for quality assurance and its enhancement to the universities quality assurance cells (QECS). The characteristics of these cells have been examined to identify the improvement in QA practices and also the universities which are more dexterous in implementing these features will be acknowledged.

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  • Shafqat Rasool & Muhammad Arshad & Muhammad Shabbir Ali, 2019. "Current Trends and Issues in Quality Assurance Practices: Higher Education Pakistan," Global Regional Review, Humanity Only, vol. 4(3), pages 250-257, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:aaw:grrjrn:v:4:y:2019:i:3:p:250-257
    DOI: 10.31703/grr.2019(IV-III).28
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    1. Sajjad Baig & Muhammad Abrar & Asif Ali & Mudassar Ahmad, 2015. "Implementation of TQM on higher education in Pakistan (short communication)," Quality & Quantity: International Journal of Methodology, Springer, vol. 49(1), pages 51-56, January.
    2. Muhammad Asif & Muhammad Awan & Muhammad Khan & Niaz Ahmad, 2013. "A model for total quality management in higher education," Quality & Quantity: International Journal of Methodology, Springer, vol. 47(4), pages 1883-1904, June.
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    1. Sadia Ayaz & Khalid Rashid & Muhammad Ramzan, 2020. "A Study on the Quality Assurance Practices being Adopted in Public and Private Universities of Punjab, Pakistan," Global Regional Review, Humanity Only, vol. 5(1), pages 460-470, March.
    2. Tanveer, Muhammad & Mahmood, Haider & Haq, Ikram Ul & Rather, Raouf Ahmad & Ali, Haider, 2021. "Higher Education Quality Assurance Framework Pathway for Transformation in Pakistan: Managerial and Economic Perspectives," MPRA Paper 109253, University Library of Munich, Germany.

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    Keywords

    Quality Assurance Practices; Public and Private Universities; Online Data; Pakistan.;
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    JEL classification:

    • R00 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General - - - General
    • Z0 - Other Special Topics - - General

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