Is the implementation of National Oualifications Framework an educational innovation in higher education?

Abstract

In this discussion paper the author attempts to define educational innovation in higher education. She puts forward a claim that the National Oualifications Framework (NQF) may be seen as an example of such innovation. When characterising the Framework, the author emphasises problems associated with the outcomes of education and their measurability. She stresses that the idea of NQF as a method to describe an education system is logically correct and valid. However, the definition of outcomes of education as well as their measurability give rise to doubts. The implementation of NQF needs to be elaborated more broadly, with greater precision. Consequently, the author believes that the NQF cannot be considered as innovation at this stage.