Developing a Toolkit for Measuring the Levels of Education Quality Assurance of Higher Education Institutions in Vietnam: Problems and Solutions
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Abstract
This paper discusses the issues relating to the toolkit for measuring the quality assurance level of higher education institutions, the process of developing and detailing the toolkit for its usage in the self-assessment and external assessment process in compliance with the quality assessment standards for higher education institutions issued by the Ministry of Education and Training. Therefrom, the paper proposes solutions for improving the implementation of the toolkit in quality assurance practices within higher education institutions and supporting assessors, accreditation bodies and government agencies for quality evaluation, monitoring and management.
Keywords:
Quality assessment standards, higher education institution, toolkit, higher education quality assurance, education quality accreditation.
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