Empirical Assessment of Quality Assurance Practices in Ghana Higher Education of Learning: A Focus on Private Universities

Abstract

The quality of services provided by universities has been assessed by many studies as a crucial tool for evaluating students’ performance which plays a key role in educational management (Stukalina, 2014). As the education sector moves to commercialization, it needs to apply the key current practices of businesses in order to be viable. This paper provides an empirical and critical review of quality assurance practices through the identification of promotional and constraining factors that inhibit quality assurance practices among private universities in the Bono Region of Ghana. Although this review cannot claim to be exhaustive, it does provide reasonable insights into the state-of the-art and areas for improvement.