Quality Assurance and Higher Fashion Education in Ghana: Examining the Contemporary Quandary
Quality Assurance and Higher Fashion Education in Ghana: Examining the Contemporary Quandary
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2016
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Pong, Ninette Afi
Obinnim, Elizabeth
Adotey, Joana Akweley
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International Journal of Vocational Education and Training Research
Abstract
Since the 1990s, quality and quality assurance have become the key themes of higher education institutions almost
universally. Issues have been raised about the output of higher education institutions and whether communities are receiving
real value for their investments. Although situations vary from country to country, some far-reaching developments have
contributed to growing interest in setting up policy mechanisms to ensure quality and accountability in higher education. Of
particular significance is the trend towards mass higher education. This paper hence, evaluated quality assurance in the
Ghanaian higher fashion education context. It explored issues within the area of quality of higher fashion education in Ghana
and other parts of the developing world. A mixed methods design was used to obtain the views of respondents. Interview and
questionnaires were the main research instruments employed for data collection. The study analysed the opinions of both staff
and students in some higher education institutions. The study revealed that establishing quality assurance systems and policies
is not a guarantee to solving quality issues in higher fashion education.
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Adotey, J. A., Obinnim, E., & Pongo, N. A. (2016). Quality Assurance and Higher Fashion Education in Ghana: Examining the Contemporary Quandary. Journal of Vocational Education and Training Research, 2(6), 39-48.