2020
DOI: 10.21467/ajss.7.1.125-137
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The Accreditation Issues of Private Universities in Malawi

Abstract: This article analyses the perceptions of various stakeholders regarding their views on how accreditation issues were affecting private universities’ operations in Malawi. The article was based on a study that was conducted at six private universities in Malawi using a mixed methods research approach, utilising a descriptive survey research design. It involved a total of 152 respondents comprising of registrars, heads of departments, teachers and students from the targeted private universities, as well as publi… Show more

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“…The government encouraged the establishment and accreditation of private universities to meet the high demand for university education (Kajawo, 2020), a move that led to over establishment sinking the higher education sector into further pitfalls. Newly registered universities, satellite campuses and constituent colleges were established in various parts of the country, flooding the Higher Education subsector.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The government encouraged the establishment and accreditation of private universities to meet the high demand for university education (Kajawo, 2020), a move that led to over establishment sinking the higher education sector into further pitfalls. Newly registered universities, satellite campuses and constituent colleges were established in various parts of the country, flooding the Higher Education subsector.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The recent increase in the number of private and public universities across countries and continents and increased pressures for accountability and value for money by relevant stakeholders such as the parents and general public, had consequently propelled governments and accrediting agencies to set control and monitoring measures through specific rules and regulations (Kajawoi & Dong, 2020). Ensuring quality in Salawu, R., O., Salawu, M., K., Bolatito, Aina-Obe., S. (2023).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%