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Heidegger and Althusser on Quality Management Systems in Open and Distance Learning

In: Quality Management Systems - a Selective Presentation of Case-studies Showcasing Its Evolution

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  • Victor Justice Pitsoe
  • Moeketsi Letseka

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The quality management system (QMS), as an intricate of interacting elements, is a fundamental property of higher education and is fluid and very complex in nature. With this in mind, this chapter explores the symbiotic relationship between the notions of QMS and open and distance learning (ODL). Our thesis is that the notion of QMS is not value-free. Yet, it is a fundamental pillar of higher education institutions and commercial organizations. Among other things, it shall be argued that (1) constructs of Being and Becoming are the hidden epistemological and ontological dimensions of QMS and (2) QMS is a carrier of ideology. And to borrow from Michel Foucault, it shall be postulated that QMS perpetuates docile bodies. As such, this work shall draw on the works of Martin Heidegger and Louis Althusser.

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  • Victor Justice Pitsoe & Moeketsi Letseka, 2018. "Heidegger and Althusser on Quality Management Systems in Open and Distance Learning," Chapters, in: Leo Dimitrios Kounis (ed.), Quality Management Systems - a Selective Presentation of Case-studies Showcasing Its Evolution, IntechOpen.
    • Handle: RePEc:ito:pchaps:122818
    DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.72914
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    Keywords

    quality management systems; open and distance learning; ideology; docile bodies; Being and Becoming; temporality; Heideggerian model of temporality;
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    • L15 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Information and Product Quality

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