Accreditation Process and Outcomes: Experience of The University of Tripoli Alahlia, Libya
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2. Methods
- The collected information was entered into excel spreadsheets and analyzed using IBM SPSS Statistics for Windows, Version 22.0.
- Chi-square test was used to compare the collected data.
- P-value less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant.
- A brief summary of all the results was arranged and discussed with the quality control committee of the studied university before drawing their discussion and conclusions for this study.
- Chi square will be used for testing the significance of data.
3. Results and discussion
- Owing that the accreditation and recognition is a variable procedure, the criteria and procedures of this accreditation should be repeatedly revised.
- This review process can be revised through feedback from observational studies, expert commentaries, institutions experiencing accreditation or recognition.
- Governmental strategies related to education, stakeholder consultation, and communication with other educational institutions may also be valuable.
- Further, regular evaluation practice against national and international accreditation criteria is worth (Bac, 2015) .
4. Conclusion
- In conclusion, their findings revealed that the process of NCQAA accreditation conducted in UTA has been positively improved the quality of education.
- The indicators of follow up of student progression, introduction of learning resources center, and comparison of student's achievement in different courses may give relative low implication of quality assurance in this institution, suggesting the need of more work to improve these indicators.
- Moreover, detailed research is advisable to test the implication of accreditation on the learning quality and improvement.
- Data from additional institutes would also significantly increase the relevance and rationality of the study.
- Nonetheless, the conclusions drawn from this study are worthy.
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