Advancing University Quality Assurance in East Asia
Research based at The University of Hong Kong's Centre for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning seeks to:
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Improve and connect quality assurance measures across East Asian Universities.
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Through these connections, establish clear mechanisms for teaching and learning transfer between institutions, states and nations.
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Current steps towards these aims:
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1. An empirical pilot of combined HK and Mainland measure of Quality Assurance:
Fryer, L. K., Zeng, L. M., & Zhao, Y. (2021). Assessing University and Programme Experiences: Towards an
Integrated Asia Pacific Approach. Frontiers in Education, 6, 748590. https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2021.748590
2. A theoretical integration of American, British/Australian and (more recent) Chinese perspectives on quality assurance measures:
Zeng, L. M., Fryer, L. K., & Zhao, M. (2023). Integrating student learning and university engagement
models: Toward a comprehensive assessment of the university student experience student learning experience for quality assurance in higher education. Higher Education Quarterly. http://doi.org/10.1111/hequ.12363
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3. A book establishing a general student engagement framework for cooperation across asian pacific universities.
Fryer, L. K., Ronnel K., Zeng, M. (2024). Student Engagement Across Pacific Asia: Steps toward a Shared
Framework. Spring-Nature Education Series. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-0558-0
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Ongoing steps towards these aims:
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1. Cross-national (Mainland China, Japan, Korea, Phillipines, Taiwan, and Hong Kong) test of the integrated quality assurance measure from Fryer et al. (2021).
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2. Edited Springer Book (April 2024) presenting 15+ studies, commentaries and direction for the East Asian universities regarding quality assurance.
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3. A Symposium on East Asian University Quality Assurance Measurement and Networking: June 2024, The University of Hong Kong.
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4. Stage 2 of Cross-national research towards a benchmarking system for inter-university cooperation on student engagement enhancement. Academic year 2024-25 data collection, 2026 publication
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