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題名 Does quality assurance matter for micro-credentials in higher education? Legitimacy, regulatory framework, and challenges in four Asian contexts
作者 侯永琪;蘇泓誠
Hou, Angela Yung Chi;Su, Edward Hung Cheng;Tao, Christopher Hong-Yi;Zhou, Kyle Zi-Wei;Chen, Ying;Lin, Arianna Fang Yu;Hill, Christopher
貢獻者 教育學院
關鍵詞 Micro-credentials; higher education; qualification recognition; quality assurance; Asia‌
日期 2026-03
上傳時間 13-Jun-2025 09:15:51 (UTC+8)
摘要 As a form of alternative credentials, the growth of micro-credentials (MCs) is seen as a significant manifestation of global higher education in the post pandemic era. Following global development, Asian governments have encouraged universities to provide a variety of MCs to existing students and workers. Given that non-traditional or short learning programs in most Asian contexts have not been incorporated into national qualification frameworks and quality assurance systems, it becomes difficult to recognize the value of MCs. Through document analysis and semi-interviews, the study explores quality assurance mechanisms of MCs in New Zealand, Malaysia, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. Three major findings are presented as follows. First, there was no common EQA approach due to contextualization; second, most universities attempted to incorporate MCs into internal QA mechanisms; third, differentiation, no common standards, and recognition are three key challenges from EQAA’s perspectives, but limited faculty engagement and student incentives for universities.
關聯 Studies in Higher Education, Vol.51, No.3, pp.592–608
資料類型 article
DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2025.2482833
dc.contributor 教育學院-
dc.creator (作者) 侯永琪;蘇泓誠-
dc.creator (作者) Hou, Angela Yung Chi;Su, Edward Hung Cheng;Tao, Christopher Hong-Yi;Zhou, Kyle Zi-Wei;Chen, Ying;Lin, Arianna Fang Yu;Hill, Christopher-
dc.date (日期) 2026-03-
dc.date.accessioned 13-Jun-2025 09:15:51 (UTC+8)-
dc.date.available 13-Jun-2025 09:15:51 (UTC+8)-
dc.date.issued (上傳時間) 13-Jun-2025 09:15:51 (UTC+8)-
dc.identifier.uri (URI) https://nccur.lib.nccu.edu.tw/handle/140.119/157318-
dc.description.abstract (摘要) As a form of alternative credentials, the growth of micro-credentials (MCs) is seen as a significant manifestation of global higher education in the post pandemic era. Following global development, Asian governments have encouraged universities to provide a variety of MCs to existing students and workers. Given that non-traditional or short learning programs in most Asian contexts have not been incorporated into national qualification frameworks and quality assurance systems, it becomes difficult to recognize the value of MCs. Through document analysis and semi-interviews, the study explores quality assurance mechanisms of MCs in New Zealand, Malaysia, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. Three major findings are presented as follows. First, there was no common EQA approach due to contextualization; second, most universities attempted to incorporate MCs into internal QA mechanisms; third, differentiation, no common standards, and recognition are three key challenges from EQAA’s perspectives, but limited faculty engagement and student incentives for universities.-
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dc.relation (關聯) Studies in Higher Education, Vol.51, No.3, pp.592–608-
dc.subject (關鍵詞) Micro-credentials; higher education; qualification recognition; quality assurance; Asia‌-
dc.title (題名) Does quality assurance matter for micro-credentials in higher education? Legitimacy, regulatory framework, and challenges in four Asian contexts-
dc.type (資料類型) article-
dc.identifier.doi (DOI) 10.1080/03075079.2025.2482833-
dc.doi.uri (DOI) https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2025.2482833-