ABSTRACT

Quality assurance in higher education has been introduced in Vietnam to improve the quality of the entire sector. Academics are considered key players in the reform plan of the Vietnamese government. This paper discusses the development of the Vietnamese quality assurance approach in higher education reform and how it could be further developed to improve higher education based on an analysis of current practices related to academic staff development. Data collected from documentation and in-depth interviews with thirty-six participants from three universities have been analysed for patterns and themes. The results indicate that assuring the academic staff quality in Vietnam is an urgent need. The role of the quality assurance approach, however, seems to be limited in this aspect. Therefore, it is suggested that the Vietnam quality assurance policies be re-visited to ensure that minimum standards are maintained and to promote institutional commitment to improve the quality of higher education.

摘要

越南已引入高等教育的质量保证，以提高整个部门的质量。学者被认为是越南政府改革计划的关键参与者。本文讨论了越南在高等教育改革中的质量保证方法的发展，以及如何在分析与学术人员发展有关的现行做法的基础上进一步发展越南的质量保证方法。从文件收集和与三所大学的三十六名参与者进行的深度访谈中收集的数据已进行了模式和主题分析。结果表明，确保越南的学术人员素质是当务之急。但是，质量保证方法的作用似乎在这方面受到限制。所以，