Quality Assurance in Higher Education : The Philippines and Oman Experience

• Autorzy: Abdullah Saif Al Tobi , Solane Duque
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Quality Assurance (QA) is generally defined as part of the overall management function that determines and implements the quality policy (intentions and directions of the organization). This paper discusses the different definitions of quality, quality terminologies, accreditation, and comparison between the different approaches to quality assurance as applied in the Sultanate of Oman and in the Philippines according to their specific purposes.(original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Quality; Accreditation; Higher education

PL

Jakość; Akredytacja; Szkolnictwo wyższe

• Czasopismo: Perspectives of Innovations, Economics and Business
• Rocznik: 2015
• Tom: 15
• Numer: nr 1
• Strony: 41--48

Twórcy

autor

Abdullah Saif Al Tobi

• University of Nizwa, Sultanate of Oman

autor

Solane Duque

• University of Nizwa, Sultanate of Oman

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Identyfikatory

DOI

10.15208/pieb.2015.03