The Role of External Examining in Higher Education: Challenges and Best Practice

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This book considers external examination examples in academia across the world. With chapters that cover examples of mitigating disadvantage and creating opportunities without compromising the quality assurance process, the authors examine how universities are engaged in safeguarding procedures at the same time as enhancing quality standards.

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Using an external examiner in an institution is not a new phenomenon. Whilst there is no 'one size fits all' approach, how can researchers collaborate on key developments in maintaining higher education standards in order to overcome challenges and cultivate best practice together? This book considers the external examination challenges and best practice examples in academia in various parts of the world. With several chapters that cover examples of mitigating disadvantage and creating opportunities without compromising the quality assurance process, the authors examine how universities are engaged in safeguarding procedures at the same time as enhancing the quality standards. Providing a comprehensive international focus, this volumes showcases how we might make external examining a rigorous process which is fair, reliable and consistent across the globe.

Author Biography

Enakshi Sengupta serves as Associate Director of the International Higher Education Teaching and Learning Association, USA. Patrick Blessinger is Chief Research Scientist of the International Higher Education Teaching and Learning Association, USA. Andrew Ssemwanga is the Founder and Executive Director for Family Enterprise Support Initiative (FESI), Uganda. Barbara Cozza is Department Chair and Professor of Education at St. John's University in New York, New York, USA.

Table of Contents

PART I. ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF EXTERNAL EXAMINERS Introduction to the role of external examining in higher education – challenges and best practices; Enakshi Sengupta, Patrick Blessinger, Andrew Ssemwanga and Barbara Cozza Chapter 1. Acting as external examiners in the UK: going beyond quality assurance; Amudha Poobalan, Padam Simkhada and Edwin van Teijlingen Chapter 2. Promoting access to external examining roles through professional development; Helen Kay and Juliet Hinrichsen Chapter 3. Authentic assessments and the external examiner; Mikhaila Burgess and Helen Phillips Chapter 4. Is there such a thing as 'comparableness'? The challenges facing the EEs of higher-education courses delivered within further-education institutions; Sarah Cooper and Sara Pearman PART II. CHALLENGES & QUALITY ASSURANCE Chapter 5. A study of the effectiveness of the external examining system of postgraduate (MBA) dissertations and the mismatch between expectations and practice; Deepanjana Varshney Chapter 6. External examining the professional doctorate as distinct from the traditional PhD: differentiating and developing policy and practice; Dionisia Tzavara and Victoria L. O' Donnell Chapter 7. External examining policies at The University of Mauritius; Fareeda Khodabocus and Henri Li Kam Wah Chapter 8. Benchmarking: a comparative case study analysis of quality assurance across the private and university sector in the UK; Kay Maddox-Daines Chapter 9. Building without a foundation: efforts in higher education to meet external examiners requirements in the absence of statewide data; Megan Schramm-Possinger, Lisa E. Johnson and Beth G. Costner

Review

Globally higher education institutions play a very indispensable role in preparing students for the world of work by evaluating and moderating them through external examiners who also act as good reviewers. The book The Role of External Examining in Higher Education: Challenges and Best Practices has brought out the pertinence of external examiners which is a 'must read' for anyone who is allied to the higher education sector. -- Dr Sweta Patnaik, Country Director, HETL, South Africa

Review Quote

'The ensemble of essays is a remarkable contribution to the field of external examination in higher education exhibiting nuanced frameworks on enhancing quality, equity and authenticity in assessing scholars. The challenges faced in professional development of external examiners are highlighted along with pivotal means to achieve consistency and comparability across courses in order to maintain international quality assurance. The chapters use case studies to identify gaps in policy implementation in assessment with effective recommendations to ensure objective evaluation.'

Details ISBN1839821752 Short Title The Role of External Examining in Higher Education Language English Year 2021 ISBN-10 1839821752 ISBN-13 9781839821752 Format Hardcover Publication Date 2021-05-17 Subtitle Challenges and Best Practices Publisher Emerald Publishing Limited UK Release Date 2021-05-17 Imprint Emerald Publishing Limited Place of Publication Bingley Country of Publication United Kingdom AU Release Date 2021-05-17 NZ Release Date 2021-05-17 Pages 216 Author Barbara Cozza Series Innovations in Higher Education Teaching and Learning Alternative 9781839821745 Edited by Barbara Cozza DEWEY 378.1662 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this

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