II Global Study
The Survey Instrument
Target group: External Quality Assurance Providers (EQAPs)

Objectives

Describe the External Quality Assurance (EQA) landscape regionally and globally
Diagnose the “health” of EQA regarding its efficiency, relevance, and transformative power
1. Harvey (2004) defines efficiency as the extent to which an activity achieves its goal whilst minimizing resource usage.
2. OECD (2008) defines relevance as the extent to which the aid activity is suited to the priorities and policies of the target group, recipient and donor.
3. Transformation involves a ‘qualitative change’ from one state to another (Harvey & Green, Defining Quality , 1993). It entails changes within the External Quality Assurance Provider (EQAP) so that it is better equipped to transform the Tertiary Education (TE) system under its purview causing transformative learning, research, services to society (Harvey & Knight, 1996).
Identify regional and global trends and challenges in EQA.

This survey instrument looks at major aspects of quality assurance in the following areas:

Section 1: External quality assurance provider: the functions, operations, and impact on the system
Section 2: Relevance of the standards
Section 3: Resilience and sustainability of the EQAP: impact of external factors.

Deadline to submit your reviews: December 15, 2023.

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