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The nuts and bolts of quality assurance in Ethiopian higher education: practices, pitfalls, and prospects
By Tamrat, W.
This study was conducted to examine the practices, challenges, and prospects of using accreditation, external quality audit, and internal quality assurance as major components of the quality assurance (QA) regime in the Ethiopian higher education sector. The research used documentary evidence and interview as principal means of investigation. The findings revealed that, despite availing the tools and mechanisms for assuring quality both at national and institutional levels, the sectoral practice lags behind policy directions with little coordination among the discrete QA schemes deployed. This has resulted not only in undermining the possible gains from each component of the QA regime but also in achieving the greater purpose of promoting quality higher education at a national level. The findings further imply that improvements should be made to strengthen the system by maximizing desired results and reducing unnecessary efforts and costs. It is suggested that unless enough considerations are made in examining the efficiency of each QA mechanism and creating the needed synergy within the system, the quality of higher education in Ethiopia may be fraught with dim prospects. © 2020 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
Enduring the impacts of COVID-19: experiences of the private higher education sector in Ethiopia
By Tamrat, W.
This study was conducted to assess the impact of COVID-19 on the private higher education (PHE) sector in Ethiopia. The study employed a mixed-methods design and used diary and survey questionnaires as key data generation tools. The results of the study revealed that the pandemic has severely affected the academic and business operations of PHE institutions by dwindling their sources of income, reducing the productivity of their employees, and constraining institutional capacity to cover key costs such as salary and rent. As all higher education institutions prepare for reopening, private institutions expect meaningful assistance in areas such as tax exemptions, long-term loans, rent waiver/reduction, direct financial support, assistance with online platforms, reduced internet costs, student access to cheaper computers, etc. It is anticipated that unless a substantial intervention is made in time the sector which boasts the largest number of students in Africa will be significantly weakened. © 2020 Society for Research into Higher Education.
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