Quality Assurance and LIS Programs in Pakistan: Practices and Prospects

Autor/inn/en	Malik, Amara; Ameen, Kanwal
Titel	Quality Assurance and LIS Programs in Pakistan: Practices and Prospects
Quelle	In: portal: Libraries and the Academy, 20 (2020) 2, S.237-254 (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1531-2542
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Quality Assurance; Library Education; Information Science Education; College Faculty; Teacher Attitudes; Accreditation (Institutions); Department Heads; Educational Quality; Barriers; Program Content; Educational Facilities; Enrollment; Student Evaluation; Educational Resources; Masters Programs; Academic Rank (Professional); Program Evaluation; Developing Nations; Pakistan (Karachi) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Qualitätssicherung; Bibliothekarausbildung; Informationstechnologische Bildung; Fakultät; Lehrerverhalten; Accreditation; Institution; Institutions; Akkreditierung; Staatliche Anerkennung; Institut; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Programmgestaltung; Bildungsstätte; Einschulung; Schulnote; Studentische Bewertung; Bildungsmittel; Magister course; Magisterstudiengang; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland
Abstract	This paper examines the issue of quality assurance (QA) in library and information science (LIS) education in Pakistan. It identifies the practices of quality assessment prevalent in Pakistani LIS schools and examines the perceptions of faculty members concerning the accreditation of LIS programs. A questionnaire sent to heads of departments and semi-structured interviews with faculty were employed to collect data. The findings of the study identify human, physical, procedural, and behavioral hindrances to imparting quality education. The study revealed a need for developing and implementing robust internal and external quality assurance mechanisms. The findings may lead to the development of policy guidelines for quality assurance in Pakistan and other countries with a similar context. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01