Open AccessThe Long Journey for Afghan Teacher Training Colleges: Accreditation and Quality Assurance
Author(s) -
Tim Goddard,
Mohammad A. Bakhshi,
James S. Frideres
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
comparative and international education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2369-2634
DOI - 10.5206/cie-eci.v47i1.9325
Subject(s) - accreditation , quality assurance , government (linguistics) , medical education , christian ministry , process (computing) , quality (philosophy) , political science , engineering , medicine , computer science , operations management , linguistics , philosophy , external quality assessment , epistemology , law , operating system
The authors, having spent five years working in Afghanistan provide a first-hand description of the processes that evolved over that time in the development of an accreditation and quality assurance policy and program for Teacher Training Colleges. The paper provides a brief historical sketch of the educational system in Afghanistan and the steps taken by the Technical Advisors in helping the Ministry of Education formalize a policy for accreditation and quality assurance. The second part of the paper focuses on the structure and content of the accreditation process that was successfully piloted on three Teacher Training Colleges. The Ministry of Education is now in the process of implementing the program across the country. It reveals that the accreditation process can be adapted and incorporated into the government of low income countries.