Role of Accreditation in Quality Enhancement of Technical and Engineering Education

Imran Ashraf and Afshan Huma
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Imran Ashraf: Ph D Scholar, Department of Educational Planning, Policy Studies and Leadership, Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Afshan Huma: Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Planning, Policy Studies and Leadership, Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad, Pakistan.

Global Regional Review, 2020, vol. 5, issue 1, 308-322

Abstract: Several researchers have noticed the role of technical and engineering education in economic progress. For quality of technical and engineering education, accreditation and quality enhancement are two important processes. This study was conducted because accreditation is a recent phenomenon and not well-researched in the context of technical and engineering education in Pakistan. This study explores the relationship between Accreditation and Quality Enhancement of technical and engineering education in Pakistan. It will be helpful for the policymakers in identifying the problems and suggesting changes in Accreditation process. The quantitative data was collected through survey and qualitative data was collected through in-depth interviews. In first phase response of ninety heads of program was received and then ten selected heads of programs were interviewed. The findings of all phases were integrated during the interpretation phase. It was concluded that in Pakistan there is a positive correlation between accreditation process and quality enhancement.

Keywords: Accreditation; Engineering Education; Quality Enhancement; Technical Education. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.31703/grr.2020(V-I).34

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