The battle for legitimacy of ‘student involvement’ in external  quality assurance of higher education from Asian QA  perspectives – does policy contextualization matter?

Chi Hou,  Angela Yung; Hill, Christopher; Yu Lin, Arianna Fang; Justiniano,  Dewin

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The battle for legitimacy of ‘student involvement’ in external quality assurance of higher education from Asian QA perspectives – does policy contextualization matter?

Date

2022-06-26

Authors

Publisher

Taylor & Francis Group

Abstract

Student involvement, through formal representation in external quality assurance (EQA) has attracted the attention of governments, higher education institutions (HEIs) and quality assurance agencies worldwide. This study aims to explore current developments and the legitimacy of student involvement in EQA agencies in the Asian context. There are several major findings. First, more than a half of responding accreditors in Asia have already engaged students in the EQA systems. Second, student roles in external review processes have not been fully recognized. Third, students as HE stakeholders are considered increasingly relevant as they contribute their valu able learning experiences to HEIs.

Keywords

student involvement;external QA governance;higher education; Asia;quality assurance agencies

Citation

Hou, A.Y.C. et al. (2024) “The battle for legitimacy of ‘student involvement’ in external quality assurance of higher education from Asian QA perspectives – does policy contextualization matter?,” Journal of Asian Public Policy, 17(3), pp. 666–684.