The Role of External Examining in Higher Education
The Role of External Examining in Higher Education: Challenges and Best Practices
ISBN: 978-1-83982-175-2, eISBN: 978-1-83982-174-5
ISSN: 2055-3641
Publication date: 17 May 2021
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(2021), "The Role of External Examining in Higher Education", Sengupta, E., Blessinger, P., Ssemwanga, A. and Cozza, B. (Ed.) The Role of External Examining in Higher Education: Challenges and Best Practices (Innovations in Higher Education Teaching and Learning, Vol. 38), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. i-x. https://doi.org/10.1108/S2055-364120210000038011
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THE ROLE OF EXTERNAL EXAMINING IN HIGHER EDUCATION
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INNOVATIONS IN HIGHER EDUCATION TEACHING AND LEARNING
Senior Series Editor: Patrick Blessinger, St John’s University and Higher Education Teaching and Learning Association, USA
Associate Series Editor: Enakshi Sengupta, Higher Education Teaching and Learning Association, USA
Published Volumes:
Volume 23 | University–Community Partnerships for Promoting Social Responsibility in Higher Education – Edited by Enakshi Sengupta, Patrick Blessinger and Craig Mahoney |
Volume 24 | Leadership Strategies for Promoting Social Responsibility in Higher Education – Edited by Enakshi Sengupta, Patrick Blessinger and Craig Mahoney |
Volume 25 | Integrating Community Service into Curriculum: International Perspectives on Humanizing Education – Edited by Enakshi Sengupta, Patrick Blessinger and Mandla Makhanya |
Volume 26 | International Perspectives on Improving Student Engagement: Advances in Library Practices in Higher Education – Edited by Enakshi Sengupta, Patrick Blessinger and Milton D. Cox |
Volume 27 | Improving Classroom Engagement and International Development Programs: International Perspectives on Humanizing Higher Education – Edited by Enakshi Sengupta, Patrick Blessinger and Mandla Makhanya |
Volume 28 | Cultural Competence in Higher Education – Edited by Tiffany Puckett, and Nancy Lind |
Volume 29 | Designing Effective Library Learning Spaces in Higher Education – Edited by Enakshi Sengupta, Patrick Blessinger and Mandla S. Makhanya |
Volume 30 | Developing and Supporting Multiculturalism and Leadership Development – Edited by Enakshi Sengupta, Patrick Blessinger and Mandla S. Makhanya |
Volume 31 | Faculty and Student Research in Practicing Academic Freedom – Edited by Enakshi Sengupta and Patrick Blessinger |
Volume 32 | International Perspectives on Policies, Practices & Pedagogies for Promoting Social Responsibility in Higher Education – Edited by Enakshi Sengupta, Patrick Blessinger and Craig Mahoney |
Volume 33 | International Perspectives on the Role of Technology in Humanizing Higher Education – Edited by Enakshi Sengupta, Patrick Blessinger and Mandla S. Makhanya |
Volume 34 | Humanizing Higher Education through Innovative Approaches for Teaching and Learning – Edited by Enakshi Sengupta, Patrick Blessinger and Mandla S. Makhanya |
Volume 35 | Humanizing Higher Education through Innovative Approaches for Teaching and Learning |
Volume 36 | Integrating Research-based Learning across the Curriculum |
Volume 37 | International Perspectives in Social Justice Programs at the Institutional and Community Level |
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INNOVATIONS IN HIGHER EDUCATION TEACHING AND LEARNING Volume 38
THE ROLE OF EXTERNAL EXAMINING IN HIGHER EDUCATION: CHALLENGES AND BEST PRACTICES
EDITED BY
Enakshi Sengupta
International Higher Education Teaching and Learning Association, USA
Patrick Blessinger
International Higher Education Teaching and Learning Association, USA
Andrew Ssemwanga
Family Enterprise Support Initiative (FESI), Uganda
and
Barbara Cozza
St John’s University, USA
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ISBN: 978-1-83982-175-2 (Print)
ISBN: 978-1-83982-174-5 (Online)
ISBN: 978-1-83909-880-2 (Epub)
ISSN: 2055-3641 (Series)
Contents
List of Contributors | vii |
Series Editors’ Introduction | ix |
PART I: ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF EXTERNAL EXAMINERS | |
Chapter 1: Introduction to the Role of External Examining in Higher Education – Challenges and Best Practices | |
Enakshi Sengupta, Patrick Blessinger, Andrew Ssemwanga and Barbara Cozza | 1 |
Chapter 2: Acting as External Examiners in the UK: Going Beyond Quality Assurance | |
Amudha Poobalan, Padam Simkhada and Edwin van Teijlingen | 13 |
Chapter 3: Promoting Access to External Examining Roles Through Professional Development | |
Helen Kay and Juliet Hinrichsen | 25 |
Chapter 4: Authentic Assessments and the External Examiner | |
Mikhaila Burgess and Helen Phillips | 43 |
Chapter 5: Is There such a Thing as “Comparableness”? The Challenges Facing the Ees of Higher-Education Courses Delivered within Further-Education Institutions | |
Sarah Cooper and Sara Pearman | 61 |
PART II: CHALLENGES AND QUALITY ASSURANCE | |
Chapter 6: A Study of the Effectiveness of the External Examining System of Postgraduate (MBA) Dissertations and the Mismatch Between Expectations and Practice | |
Deepanjana Varshney | 77 |
Chapter 7: External Examining the Professional Doctorate as Distinct from the Traditional PhD: Differentiating and Developing Policy and Practice | |
Dionisia Tzavara and Victoria L. O’Donnell | 95 |
Chapter 8: External Examining Policies at the University of Mauritius | |
Fareeda Khodabocus and Henri Li Kam Wah | 123 |
Chapter 9: Benchmarking: A Comparative Case Study Analysis of Quality Assurance Across the Private and University Sector in the Uk | |
Kay Maddox-Daines | 139 |
Chapter 10: Building without a Foundation: Efforts in Higher Education to Meet External Examiners Requirements in the Absence of Statewide Data | |
Megan Schramm-Possinger, Lisa E. Johnson and Beth G. Costner | 159 |
About the Authors | 173 |
Name Index | 181 |
Subject Index | 187 |
List of Contributors
Patrick Blessinger | International Higher Education Teaching and Learning Association, New York, USA |
Mikhaila Burgess | Noroff School of Technology and Digital Media, Norway |
Sarah Cooper | York St John University, York, UK |
Beth G. Costner | Winthrop University in Rock Hill, USA |
Barbara Cozza | St John’s University, New York, USA |
Juliet Hinrichsen | Independent Educational Consultant, Derbyshire, UK |
Lisa E. Johnson | Winthrop University in Rock Hill, USA |
Helen Kay | Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, UK |
Fareeda Khodabocus | University of Mauritius, Moka, Mauritius |
Henri Li Kam Wah | University of Mauritius, Moka, Mauritius |
Kay Maddox-Daines | University of Suffolk, Ipswich, UK |
Victoria L. O’Donnell | Laureate Online Education, Netherlands & University of Liverpool, UK |
Sara Pearman | UCR Rotherham, Rotherham, UK |
Helen Phillips | Cardiff University, Cardiff, Wales |
Amudha Poobalan | University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK |
Megan Schramm-Possinger | Winthrop University in Rock Hill, USA |
Enakshi Sengupta | International Higher Education Teaching and Learning Association, New York, USA |
Padam Simkhada | University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, UK |
Andrew Ssemwanga | Family Enterprise Support Initiative, Kampala, Uganda |
Edwin van Teijlingen | Bournemouth University, Dorset, UK |
Dionisia Tzavara | Laureate Online Education, Netherlands & University of Liverpool, UK |
Deepanjana Varshney | City University College of Ajman, United Arab Emirates |
Series Editors’ Introduction
The purpose of this series is to publish current research and scholarship on innovative teaching and learning practices in higher education. The series is developed around the premise that teaching and learning is more effective when instructors and students are actively and meaningfully engaged in the teaching-learning process.
The main objectives of this series are to:
- 1)
present how innovative teaching and learning practices are being used in higher education institutions around the world across a wide variety of disciplines and countries,
- 2)
present the latest models, theories, concepts, paradigms, and frameworks that educators should consider when adopting, implementing, assessing, and evaluating innovative teaching and learning practices, and
- 3)
consider the implications of theory and practice on policy, strategy, and leadership.
This series will appeal to anyone in higher education who is involved in the teaching and learning process from any discipline, institutional type, or nationality. The volumes in this series will focus on a variety of authentic case studies and other empirical research that illustrates how educators from around the world are using innovative approaches to create more effective and meaningful learning environments.
Innovation teaching and learning is any approach, strategy, method, practice or means that has been shown to improve, enhance, or transform the teaching-learning environment. Innovation involves doing things differently or in a novel way in order to improve outcomes. In short, Innovation is positive change. With respect to teaching and learning, innovation is the implementation of new or improved educational practices that result in improved educational and learning outcomes. This innovation can be any positive change related to teaching, curriculum, assessment, technology, or other tools, programs, policies, or processes that leads to improved educational and learning outcomes. Innovation can occur in institutional development, program development, professional development, or learning development.
The volumes in this series will not only highlight the benefits and theoretical frameworks of such innovations through authentic case studies and other empirical research but also look at the challenges and contexts associated with implementing and assessing innovative teaching and learning practices. The volumes represent all disciplines from a wide range of national, cultural, and organizational contexts. The volumes in this series will explore a wide variety of teaching and learning topics such as active learning, integrative learning, transformative learning, inquiry-based learning, problem-based learning, meaningful learning, blended learning, creative learning, experiential learning, lifelong and lifewide learning, global learning, learning assessment and analytics, student research, faculty and student learning communities, as well as other topics.
This series brings together distinguished scholars and educational practitioners from around the world to disseminate the latest knowledge on innovative teaching and learning scholarship and practices. The authors offer a range of disciplinary perspectives from different cultural contexts. This series provides a unique and valuable resource for instructors, administrators, and anyone interested in improving and transforming teaching and learning.
Patrick Blessinger
Founder, Executive Director, and Chief Research Scientist, International HETL Association
Enakshi Sengupta
Associate Editor, International HETL Association
- Prelims
- Part I: Roles and Responsibilities of External Examiners
- Chapter 1: Introduction to the Role of External Examining in Higher Education – Challenges and Best Practices
- Chapter 2: Acting as External Examiners in the UK: Going Beyond Quality Assurance
- Chapter 3: Promoting Access to External Examining Roles Through Professional Development
- Chapter 4: Authentic Assessments and the External Examiner
- Chapter 5: Is There Such a Thing as “Comparableness”? The Challenges Facing the EEs of Higher-Education Courses Delivered within Further-Education Institutions
- Part II: Challenges and Quality Assurance
- Chapter 6: A Study of the Effectiveness of the External Examining System of Postgraduate (MBA) Dissertations and the Mismatch between Expectations and Practice
- Chapter 7: External Examining the Professional Doctorate as Distinct from the Traditional PhD: Differentiating and Developing Policy and Practice
- Chapter 8: External Examining Policies at the University of Mauritius
- Chapter 9: Benchmarking: A Comparative Case Study Analysis of Quality Assurance Across the Private and University Sector in the UK
- Chapter 10: Building Without a Foundation: Efforts in Higher Education to Meet External Examiners Requirements in the Absence of Statewide Data
- About the Authors
- Name Index
- Subject Index