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Quality Assurance in Asian Higher Education: Challenges and Prospects

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This chapter will focus on the development of Asian quality assurance (QA) system in the massification era of higher education and while first analyzing the characteristics of QA agencies in major Asian countries. The major challenges faced by most QA agencies, including internationalization, autonomy, and accountability will be discussed as well. Two quality initiatives, mutual recognition of QA agencies’ decisions and Asia Pacific Quality Register (APQR) by Asian Pacific Quality Network (APQN) will be presented at the end of the chapter.

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  1. Graduate Center of Educational Leadership and Development, Fu Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City, Taiwan

    Angela Yung Chi Hou

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  1. Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, California, USA

    Christopher S. Collins

  2. The HEAD Foundation, Singapore, Singapore

    Molly N.N. Lee

  3. Education Department, East-West Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

    John N. Hawkins

  4. Education Department, East-West Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

    Deane E. Neubauer

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Chi Hou, A.Y. (2016). Quality Assurance in Asian Higher Education: Challenges and Prospects. In: Collins, C., Lee, M., Hawkins, J., Neubauer, D. (eds) The Palgrave Handbook of Asia Pacific Higher Education. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-48739-1_25

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