Historical development of higher education and quality assurance in Southeast Asia
by Baboucarr Njie; Soaib bin Asimiran; Ramli bin Basri; Suhaida bte Abd. Kadir
International Journal of Management in Education (IJMIE), Vol. 9, No. 1, 2015

Abstract: This paper reflects on the historical development of higher education and quality assurance in Southeast Asia with examples of some countries within, in broader view, while highlighting developments in Malaysia. It explains conflated and diverse models of education by visiting events in the colonial era and thrusting through the continuum to what exists today before explaining the historical underpinnings of quality assurance especially the rich and diverse models practiced by countries across the region. The narrative or comprehensive methodology chosen reveal that while activities that occurred during the colonial era played some part in influencing the current education models, the frail foundations of education left by the colonial legacy contributed to the trail of diverse models by the countries concerned. The quest for development guided by good practices has also played immeasurably into the choice of models of education being tried and most significantly investment in higher education as a springboard to national development.

Online publication date: Wed, 21-Jan-2015

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