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Impact of accreditation on quality assurance Dattey, Kwame
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Dattey, K. (2018). Impact of accreditation on quality assurance: A case study of public and private universities in Ghana. Rijksuniversiteit Groningen.
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Acknowledgements
The journey to the completion of this thesis has been a tortuous one – perhaps this is an understatement. Nevertheless, the tremendous assistance – in the form of professional advice, moral encouragement, research assistance and prayers – from the promotors, administrators, friends, relations and colleagues – cannot be overemphasised.
From RUG, the main promotor, Adriaan Hofman, the administrators in the international students’ office led by Wieber Ziljstra and the secretarial staff at UOGC deserve special mention. I cannot complete the list from RUG without mentioning Gonny Lakerfeld’s name.
From CHEPS, University of Twente, the messianic assistance from the co-promotor, the ubiquitous name in the field of quality assurance in higher education, Don Westerheijden, will be impossible to gloss over.
From my native Ghana, I wish to acknowledge the assistance in data gathering provided by my colleagues, Emmanuel Duku and the sharing of interesting ideas with Henry Atsu Mawusi as well as Isaac Appiah-Darkwah. I cannot end the list from Ghana without mentioning the name of my friend, Professor Anaba Alemna, who made it a habit to regularly look for me and warn me never to consider abandoning the project as an option.
I thank my family, nuclear – especially daughter Eleanor – and extended, for their moral support. Above all, the Mighty Creator of the universe, who graciously and generously gave, and continue to provide, me life and strength to carry through the vicissitudes of life deserves the ultimate thanks and praise for the completion of this project.
