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Academic Quality and Assessment

Alt, H. (1998). Understanding the development of a quality assurance system. South African Journal of Higher Education, 12(3), 7–11.

Aina, T. A. (1995). Quality and Relevance: African Universities in the 21st Century. Background paper for the Joint AAU/DAE Colloquium on the University in Africa in the 1990s and Beyond, Lesotho. Accra, Ghana: Association of African Universities.

Amin, Martin E. (1996). "The Evaluation of Francophone and Anglophone Instructors at a West African University." Journal of Personnel Evaluation in Education, 10 (2), pp. 179-190.

Austin, D. (1980). Universities and the academic gold standard in Nigeria. Minerva, 18(2), 201–242.

Buchert, L. (1992). Basic and higher education in Tanzania 1919–1990: quantitative expansion for the many or qualitative improvement for the few? Eastern Africa social science research review, 8(1), 62–79.

Cloete, N. & Bunting, I. (2000). Higher education transformation: Assessing performance in South Africa. Pretoria: Center for Higher Education Transformation.

Dia, O. (1998). Quality of Higher Education in Francophone Africa. In Juma Shabani (Ed.), Higher Education in Africa: Achievements, Challenges and Prospects. Dakar: UNESCO Regional Office for Africa (BREDA).

Dubbey, J. M., et.al. (1991). How effective is our university? A study of the graduates of the University of Malawi. Higher Education Quarterly, 45, 219–233.

File, J. (1986). The politics of excellence: University education in the South African context. Social Dynamics, 12(1), 26–42.

Fry, P. & Utui, R. (July 1999). Promoting access, quality, and capacity building in African higher education: The strategic planning experience at the Eduardo Mondlane University. Washington, D.C.: ADEA Working Group on Higher Education, The World Bank.

Galabawa, J. C. (1985). Efficiency in higher education provision. Dar es Salaam: Department of Education, University of Dar es Salaam.

Goma, L. K. H. (1987). The university of Zambia and the quest for excellence and relevance. Zambia Educational Review, 7(1–2).

Hinchliffe, K., et.al. (1988). Cost effectiveness of technical and vocational education training. Gaborone: University of Botswana.

Kimani, G. N. and J. Kinyanjui. (2001). "An Assessment of the Effectiveness of the Bachelor of Education Programme (B.Ed Arts) in Meeting the Job Needs of Graduates: 1984 - 1994." Research report. Accra, Ghana: Association of African Universities.

Lange, L. & Luescher, T. M. (2003). A Monitoring and Evaluation System for South African Higher Education: Conceptual, Methodological and Practical Concerns. South African Journal of Higher Education, 17 (3), pp. 82-89.

Lategan, L. O. K. (1998). Quality assurance and the South African university system: defining the impact of external and internal trends on the South African university system and its quality. South African Journal of Higher Education, 12(1), 61–69.

Letuka, L. J., M. Maharasoa, A. H. Strydom, and M. Fourie. (2001). "Quality Assurance and Management and Equitable Access: Hard Choices in Phases." Research report. Accra, Ghana: Association of African Universities.

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Merrouni, M. (1996). L'université et le paradigme de l'efficacité. In T. Belghazi (Ed,), The idea of the university; séries conferences & colloquia 72 (pp. 85–99). Rabat: Publications of the Faculty of Letters.

Mosha, H. J. (1998). "Quality of Training and Research in Higher Education," In Juma Shabani (ed.), Higher Education in Africa: Achievements, Challenges and Prospects. Dakar: UNESCO Regional Office for Africa (BREDA).

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Mwiria, Kilemi. 1(991). "University Education in East Africa: The Quality Crisis." Nairobi: Bureau of Educational Research, Kenyatta University.

Mwiria, K. (1993). University education in East Africa: The quality crisis. Nairobi: Kenyatta University.

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National Universities Commission. (2002). Ranking of Nigerian universities according to performance of their academic programmes in 1999 and 2000. February. Abuja, Nigeria: National Universities Commission.

Ng'andwe, A. (1995). Distance education at the University of Zambia: Problems of quality and management. Higher Education Policy, 8(1), 44–47.

Ngara, E. (1994). The African university and its mission: Strategies for improving the delivery of higher education institutions. Lesotho: Institute of Southern African Studies, National University of Lesotho.

Obondoh, Andiwo T., Tom Adala, and Martina Amoth. (2004). "University Management for Quality and Equitable Access: Case Study of Kenyan Public Universities." Research report. Accra, Ghana: Association of African Universities.

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Osberg, D., Pinto, D., Docherty, S., & Still, C. (1998). Promoting high quality teaching and learning through sharing academic resources. South African Journal of Higher Education, 12(1), 141–148.

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Pretorius, Rudi. (2003). "Quality Enhancement in Higher Education in South Africa: Why a Paradigm Shift is Necessary." South African Journal of Higher Education, 17 (3), pp. 129-136.

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Saunders, S. J. (1992). Access to and quality in higher education: A comparative study. Cape Town: University of Cape Town.

Shabani, J. (1995). Higher education in Sub-Saharan Africa: Strategies for the improvement of the quality of training. Quality in Higher Education, 1(2), 173–178.

Strydom, A. H. (1993). Academic standards in South African universities and proposals for quality assurance. Higher Education, 25(4), 379–393.

Strydom, A. H., Lategan, L. O. K., & Muller, A. (Eds.). (1996). Quality assurance in South African higher education: National and international perspectives. Bloemfontein, South Africa: Unit for Research into Higher Education, University of the Orange State.

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Watkins, D. & Akande, A. (1992). Student evaluations of teaching effectiveness: A Nigerian investigation. Higher Education, 24(4), 453–463.

Weeks, S. G. (1998). Raising the quality of teacher preparation: Recent trends in teacher development. In C. D. Yandila, et.al. (Eds.), Improving education quality for effective learning: The teacher's dilemma (pp. 57–61). Gaborone: Ministry of Education.

Dissertations

Alfa, L. C. (1993). The Nigerian national universities commission's assessment of the functioning of an organization. Ed.D. dissertation, Columbia University.

Buaful, M. A. (1984). Planning and evaluation of educational media programs in colleges and universities of Africa--mainland and the islands. Ph.D. dissertation, Kansas State University.

Dueppen, K. A. (1974). A study of selected programs and graduates at University of Nigeria, Nsukka. Ed.D. dissertation, University of Southern California.

Kawewe, S., M. (1985). Planning for higher education for social development in Zimbabwe: An assessment of the University of Zimbabwe's students and lecturers concerning their perception of the university's curriculum in terms of providing skills necessary to carry out national reconstruction tasks. Ph.D. dissertation, Saint Louis University.

Meziane, M. (1987). Toward computing in Algerian higher education: Assessment, perceptions and alternatives. Ed.D. dissertation, United States International University.

Minnaar, P. C. (1998). A knowledge-based system for quality assurance support in a university. Ph.D. dissertation, University of Pretoria (South Africa).

Simpson, A. G. (1990). Aptitude for school grades, Cambridge Examination results, and university performance: The Swaziland case. Ph.D. dissertation, Ball State University.

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