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Towards the establishment of program evaluation system in Japanese higher education : learning from the quality code adopted in the United Kingdom
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Ozeki, Satoshi, Hayashi, Toru, Shorb, Patrick, McLaughlin, Maureen A. and Hughes, Christopher W. (2023) Towards the establishment of program evaluation system in Japanese higher education : learning from the quality code adopted in the United Kingdom. International Journal of Institutional Research and Management, 7 (1). 749. doi:10.52731/ijirm.v7.i1.749 ISSN 2432-3683.
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.52731/ijirm.v7.i1.749
Abstract
Despite global trends in quality assurance emphasizing degree-specific learning outcomes, Japanese higher education has yet to develop an effective evaluation system at the degree-program level. Recent Japanese educational policies strongly suggest the need for ensuring program-level learning outcomes and corresponding evaluation systems. As such, this paper explores how to establish sound program evaluation processes in Japanese higher education by identifying an international example and examining its essential components. Firstly, this paper analyzes recent policy trends with survey results related to quality assurance systems in Japanese higher education. It explores the development and implementation of program-level evaluation practices, internal quality enhancement processes and external quality assurance mechanisms. Secondly, it will refer to the quality assurance systems adopted by higher education in the United Kingdom and discuss its key elements. The parallels between the recent reforms and the policies implemented by the United Kingdom suggest potential comparative value that could be a useful reference for the enhancement of the Japanese system. This transnational analysis will also elucidate the benefits and challenges of articulating program-level internal and external quality assurance frameworks. Lastly, this paper draws on the specific case of England to illustrate how a program evaluation framework could further the enhancement efforts of the Japanese system.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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Subjects: | L Education > LB Theory and practice of education | ||||||
Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Politics and International Studies | ||||||
SWORD Depositor: | Library Publications Router | ||||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Educational evaluation -- Japan | ||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | International Journal of Institutional Research and Management | ||||||
Publisher: | International Institute of Applied Informatics | ||||||
ISSN: | 2432-3683 | ||||||
Official Date: | 3 November 2023 | ||||||
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Volume: | 7 | ||||||
Number: | 1 | ||||||
Article Number: | 749 | ||||||
DOI: | 10.52731/ijirm.v7.i1.749 | ||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Free Access (unspecified licence, 'bronze OA') | ||||||
Copyright Holders: | IIAI | ||||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 16 November 2023 | ||||||
Date of first compliant Open Access: | 16 November 2023 | ||||||
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