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QUALITY ASSURANCE IN TEACHER EDUCATION from a GLOBAL
PERSPECTIVE
Dr Max WalshEducation Consultant / Adviser
Address to the Philippines Association for Teacher Education (PAFTE) Conference, Palawan, Philippines
October 17, 2013
OUTLINE OF PAPER
• Globalization and Internationalized Education• Being Globally Competitive• Quality Assurance Frameworks
Bologna Accord Australian Quality Framework (AQF) Philippines Quality Framework (PQF)
• Some suggestions for better QA in the future
Quote from “The World Is Flat”
“The creation of a global, Web-enabled playing field, that allows for multiple forms of collaboration – the sharing of knowledge and work – in real time, without regard to geography, distance or …. even language” (Friedman, 2005, p 176)
Being Globally Competitive
Being able to compete at a global level with comparable institutions in other countries
• World University Rankings• Times Higher Education System (THES)• Quacquarelli Symonds (QS)• Shanghai Jiao Tong System
Being Globally Competitive
Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University RankingsNone in the Top 400 in the world.
Top 300 Asian UniversitiesNumber 67 University of the PhilippinesNumber 109 Ateneo de Manila Number 150 University of Santo Tomas
Quality Frameworks
• Bologna Accord 1999 – 29 separate countries
signed the accord Now 47 countries as members
Quality Frameworks
Bologna Accord – Why?• division between undergraduate and graduate studies• compare different degrees from different Universities• easier transfer of credits between Universities• encourage cooperation between institutions for students, teachers and researchers• develop a quality assurance process to ensure standard qualifications
.
Quality FrameworksBologna Accord 3 main cycles for obtaining a degree:• Cycle 1: Bachelor’s degrees (minimum of 3 years of study)• Cycle 2: Master’s degrees
(2 years of study)• Cycle 3: Doctorate (in 3 years)
.
Quality FrameworksBologna Accord
All degree programs written in terms of
Learning Outcomes
Quality FrameworksBologna Accord - Action Lines1. easily readable and comparable
degrees2. promotes mobility3. system of comparable credits4. common standards & methods of
QA between institutions
Quality FrameworksBologna Accord - Action Lines5. Promotes life-long learning – learning
outcomes linked to credits facilitates people of all ages returning to study for whatever reason
6. Use of learning outcomes makes it very clear to students what they are expected to achieve by the end of a program or module
Australian Quality FrameworkAQF follows from end of Year 12 with Senior Secondary Certificate of Education
2 years (16 – 18 years age)• 10 Levels (see Handout)Level 1: Certificate I Level 10: Doctorate (Level 7 – Bachelor’s degree level)
LEVEL 7 AQF
Bachelors Degree Level
Learning Outcomes expressed in terms of
• KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS
• APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS
TESD HIGHER EDUCATION
POST BACCALAUREATE
DOCTORAL AND POST DOCTORAL
BACCALAUREATE
NC I
G12
10
THE PHL QUALIFICATIONS FRAMEWORK
BASIC ED
L 8
L 7
L 6
L 5
L 4
L 3
L 2
L 1
DIPLOMA
NC III
NC II
NC IV
LEVEL 6 PQF
Bachelors Degree Level
Learning Outcomes expressed in terms of
• KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND VALUES
• APPLICATION
• DEGREE OF INDEPENDENCE
Trends in ASEANIn Asia-Pacific, ASEAN is seeking a mechanism to make qualifications and degrees more transportable.
• ASEAN Quality Assurance Network - has not yet achieved very much progress• Asia Pacific Quality Network (APQN) - has also not yet achieved very much
progress
How Philippines can become more Globally Competitive
1 Make the K – 12 system work2 Concentrate more resources on a smaller
number of top performing centers in Teacher Education
3 Use established frameworks for support4 Foster more Research Centers like UP5 All degrees written as Learning Outcomes
How to become more Globally Competitive (contd)
6 More staff qualified with research higher degrees
7 Share research at an international level and not just at peer level
8 Be more robust critics of each other’s work9 Foster and support the CHED Self-evaluation
system (the Institutional Sustainability Assessment (ISA) System)
THANK YOUMARAMING SALAMAT