The Impact of Excellence Concepts on Fashion Students in Ghanaian Higher Education

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2016
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Pong, Ninette Afi
Adotey, Joana Akweley
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INNOVATIVE RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
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The study assessed the impact of excellence concepts on fashion students in Ghanaian higher education. In the last decade, the debate in the international arena on Higher Education (HE) quality has increasingly shifted from ‘quality’ to ‘excellence’. HE systems all over the world have undergone massive expansion, and this has created problems in maintaining excellence. Fashion is a big deal as it goes beyond simple clothing to the expression of identity. It is a reflection of our society. The study is an exploratory and descriptive case study that employed a mixed methods approach to data collection and analysis. A cluster sampling method was adopted to obtain a representative sample for the study. The study examined the opinions of fashion students from HE. Findings confirm that excellence teaching is a component of excellence in HE. It is recommended that for better performance, after accumulated experience and practice by any HE institution, accreditation agencies must necessarily review and adjust the existing approaches used.
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Pongo, N. A., & Adotey, J. A. (2016). The Impact of Excellence Concepts on Fashion Students in Ghanaian Higher Education. International Journal of Innovative Research and Development, 5(13).