Quality Assurance in Higher Education in Eastern and Southern Africa：Regional and Continental Perspectives

This book examines the critical aspect of quality assurance maintenance of competitive-standards in African Higher Education. Exploring both the micro and macro levels of continental African higher education regulatory authorities, the book analyses different institutional, regional and national practices to move towards continental quality assurance approaches. Contributed to by scholars across Eastern and Southern Africa, the book considers conceptual, practical, epistemological and policy dimensions of quality and quality assurance especially in relation to higher education in Africa.

It draws on research and local expertise to open up debate about how to assure and enhance the quality of higher education, providing a comprehensive review of eight countries and considering societal challenges. It satisfying the need of more thoughtful and critical works on African education produced by African educators. The uniqueness of this book lies in integrating both theoretical and practical dimensions of quality to devise appropriate strategies for ensuring quality and standards in Higher Education in continental Africa and beyond.

This authoritative book contributes to timely discussion around providing good quality higher education and research in African universities, and will be of great interest to academics, researchers and post-graduate students in the fields of higher education, comparative education and African studies.