Quality Assurance in Ghana: Accomplishments and Challenges

Authors

  • Patrick Swanzy
  • Patricio V. Langa
  • Francis Ansah

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6017/ihe.2018.0.10549

Keywords:

Ghana, quality assurance, higher education, Africa

Abstract

This article examines Ghana’s efforts to revitalize its higher education system using quality assurance (QA). Specifically, we discuss the accomplishments and challenges of the QA system. Ghana has one of the oldest QA systems in Africa, so lessons learned there are worth sharing with scholars and practitioners.

Author Biographies

Patrick Swanzy

Patrick Swanzy is a Carnegie post-doctoral research fellow at the Institute for Post School Studies, University of the Western Cape, South Africa.

Patricio V. Langa

Patricio V. Langa is a sociologist and an associate professor at the Institute for Post School Studies, University of the Western Cape, South Africa.

Francis Ansah

Francis Ansah is a research fellow at the Institute for Educational Planning and Administration, University of Cape Coast, Ghana. 

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Published

2018-06-11

How to Cite

Swanzy, P., Langa, P. V., & Ansah, F. (2018). Quality Assurance in Ghana: Accomplishments and Challenges. International Higher Education, 94, 28–30. https://doi.org/10.6017/ihe.2018.0.10549

Issue

Vol. 94 (2018)

Section

African Perspectives

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