The Triple Helix Of Higher Education Quality: Integrating Outcome-Based Education, Accreditation Standards, And Institutional Rankings

Abstract

This study assesses the role and effect of OBE, Accreditation Standards, and Institutional Rankings on quality assurance of higher education. A quantitative analysis was also conducted to establish the level of implementation of OBE and the results showed that the institutions sampled indicated that they had 78% to 92% of their programs with the defined learning outcomes. Regarding Accreditation Standards, the quotas reached were quite high, with institutions obtaining up to 95 %QAAS, illustrating strict adherence to quality assurance benchmarks. University Rankings ranked sampled universities in global and continental classifications; global ranking ranging from 50 to 120 and in regional classifications from 8-15 thus indicating the different abilities of universities in the various parameters as presented by Institutional Rankings.