Call for Papers for 2023 State of Higher Education in Zambia Report

The Higher Education Authority (HEA) is calling for papers the 2023 State of Higher Education in Zambia Report, which it is publishing with the theme, Quality Assurance in Higher Education.

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HEA publishes the State of Higher Education in Zambia Report on an annual basis in accordance with the provision of the Higher Education Act No. 4 of 2013, Part II Section 6 (2) (b) (ii). The report responds to the need to provide annual reliable statistics and a platform for discussing emerging issues in higher education.

With the theme for the 2023 report being Quality Assurance in Higher Education, HEA is cognisant that there are some challenges that tend to negatively affect the quality of higher education in both public and private institutions, namely, underfunding, rapid increase in enrolments, which result in unfavourable lecturer-student ratio, inadequate physical and technological infrastructure, and shortage of qualified staff.

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This is why the 2023 report focuses on the theme, Quality Assurance in Higher Education. The topics for the Report will be as follows:

1. Trends in quality assurance in higher education
2. Quality assurance and quality promotion in higher education
3. Continuous quality review and improvement in higher education
4. Relationship between Internal Quality Assurance and External Quality Assurance systems
5. Various models and conceptual frameworks of quality assurance
6. Policy and strategic documents, quality assurance systems and networks
7. Research and Innovation in quality assurance in higher education
8. Quality assurance mechanisms in relation to:
   1. Financing of higher education
   1. State of physical and technological facilities
   1. Use of Technological applications
   1. Learning management systems
9. Innovative approaches to programme delivery for quality assurance
10. Support mechanisms for quality assurance in higher education
11. Collaborations and partnerships for quality assurance
12. Quality assurance and demand-responsiveness in higher education
13. Case studies in quality assurance in higher education

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Prospective authors are invited to submit abstracts of not more than 300 words by 31^st May, 2024. The abstract should include the aim of the paper, issues being addressed, the methodology and approach. The abstracts will be subjected to peer reviews. The selected abstracts will proceed to final paper submission.

All papers should be submitted electronically to denny.nsokolo@hea.org.zm and standards@hea.org.zm. For inquiries contact (+260)977 459 475.

Deadline: Abstracts should be submitted by 31^st May, 2024.

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Download the 2022 State of Higher Education in Zambia Report: Curriculum in Higher Education here.

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