APQN Database of Consultants
Joy
Nominated By: Norman Temple
Nominee Application Form: Part A
Title: Professor
Family Names(s): Fraser
Mailing Address: Athabasca University Home Office
9803 73 Avenue
Edmonton, Alberta
T6E1B7
9803 73 Avenue
Edmonton, Alberta
T6E1B7
Country: Canada
Office Telephone: 780-433-3033
Residence Telephone: 780-436-8842
Email: joyf@athabascau.ca
Nationality/Citizenship: Canadian
Gender: Female
Date of Birth: 01-11-1951
Current Position: Director, Health Administration, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Current Employer: Athabasca University
Please indicate your fluency levels in various languages (Comma Separated)
Fluent in Reading: english
Fluent in Writing: english
Fluent in Speaking: english
Academic Qualifications and Training
1. Degree, Institution, Year Completed: PhD Educational Administration (Policy Studies), University of Alberta, 1998
2. Degree, Institution, Year Completed: Master of Nursing, University of Alberta, 1989
3. Degree, Institution, Year Completed: Bachelor of Nursing (with Distinction), University of Alberta, 1982
Nominee Application Form: Part B
Areas:
- Institutional quality assurance reviews / audits
- Program reviews / accreditations
- General QA consultancy
Specialisations:
- Setting up of new QA agency
- Training of experts/external reviewers
- Internal QA of institutions
- Self study guidance to institutions
- External review of institutions
- Quality Indicators and benchmarks
- External Review of QAAs
- QA of Open learning institutes
- Institutional assessment
- Institutional quality audits
- Institutional accreditation
- Student feedback and surveys
- Research assessment
- Online program accreditation
Other (please specify): Manager of Quality Assurance (Hospital)
Examples of Experience: National & International Consultations / Audit / Review
1. Brief Description: Invited participant in the UNESCO Second International Conference on Quality Assurance in Higher Education in Africa,
and the UNESCO Third Global Forum on International Quality Assurance, Accreditation and the Recognition of Qualifications in Higher Education
and the UNESCO Third Global Forum on International Quality Assurance, Accreditation and the Recognition of Qualifications in Higher Education
Institution/City/Country: UNESCO, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Date: 2007
Type of Experience:
- Consultancy
2. Brief Description: Education and Evaluation Consultant -provided input into Nursing curriculum and evaluated the feasibility of using OERs and international distribution of the program.
Institution/City/Country: University of Business, Agriculture & Technologyiubat) College of Nursing, Bangladesh Health Project
Date: 2013
Type of Experience:
- Consultancy
3. Brief Description: Helped to plan and implement a clearinghouse of information on quality assurance in higher education. Assumed leadership to define the Project, which involved outlining the structure, function and main content of the website.
Institution/City/Country: Member of the International Network for Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education (INQAAHE) Steering Group
Date: 2009
Type of Experience:
- Consultancy
4. Brief Description: 1. Accreditation Team Member: Participated in site visits and preparing reports for Nursing Degree Programs at Loyalist College and Brock University (October 2014); the University of Regina and the Saskatchewan Institute of Sciences and Technology (2014); University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Durham College and Georgian College (2013) University of New Brunswick (2013); McGill (Team Leader) (2003); Ryerson University (2001); and Queen's University (2000).
2. External Examiner: Completed site visits and Reports of External Examiner’s Visit (2009; 2010; 2011; 2012)
3. Authored Self-Study Report and Response to the External Program Review of the Health Administration program and participated in self-study activities for the program review of the Health Administration program, Athabasca University (2009-2012)
4. Member of self-study team for the program review of the Human Services program, Athabasca University (2008-2009)
5. Conducted site visits and assisted with the preparation of Final Reports for the following:
-Program Approval, Aurora College Nursing Education Program Review for the Registered Nurses Association of the North West Territories and Nunavut (2008).
-Program Approval, Saskatchewan Registered Nurses Association Nursing Education Program (2008).
-Quality Assurance Review Team for the University of the West Indies School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine (Appointed Team Leader and External Academic) (2007).
-Accreditation for Saskatchewan Registered Nurses Association. Review of Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Arts and Sciences Registered Nurses Re-Entry Program (Team Leader) (2006).
6. Conducted formative and summative evaluation of the Advanced Graduate Diploma; Community Nursing Practice program; submitted report to the Department of Advanced Education and Alberta Health Workforce Rebalancing Committee (1997).
7. Member of Program Evaluation Sub-committee for Graduate Studies Board, AU (1998-1999)
8. Conducted program evaluation study of:
• Special Care Unit for the Cognitively Impaired Elderly in the Long-term Care Program (1990-91).
• Palliative Care in the Long-term Care Program (1990-91).
•Long-term Care Pilot Project for Young Patients with HIV/AIDS in the Long-term Care Program (1990-91).
2. External Examiner: Completed site visits and Reports of External Examiner’s Visit (2009; 2010; 2011; 2012)
3. Authored Self-Study Report and Response to the External Program Review of the Health Administration program and participated in self-study activities for the program review of the Health Administration program, Athabasca University (2009-2012)
4. Member of self-study team for the program review of the Human Services program, Athabasca University (2008-2009)
5. Conducted site visits and assisted with the preparation of Final Reports for the following:
-Program Approval, Aurora College Nursing Education Program Review for the Registered Nurses Association of the North West Territories and Nunavut (2008).
-Program Approval, Saskatchewan Registered Nurses Association Nursing Education Program (2008).
-Quality Assurance Review Team for the University of the West Indies School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine (Appointed Team Leader and External Academic) (2007).
-Accreditation for Saskatchewan Registered Nurses Association. Review of Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Arts and Sciences Registered Nurses Re-Entry Program (Team Leader) (2006).
6. Conducted formative and summative evaluation of the Advanced Graduate Diploma; Community Nursing Practice program; submitted report to the Department of Advanced Education and Alberta Health Workforce Rebalancing Committee (1997).
7. Member of Program Evaluation Sub-committee for Graduate Studies Board, AU (1998-1999)
8. Conducted program evaluation study of:
• Special Care Unit for the Cognitively Impaired Elderly in the Long-term Care Program (1990-91).
• Palliative Care in the Long-term Care Program (1990-91).
•Long-term Care Pilot Project for Young Patients with HIV/AIDS in the Long-term Care Program (1990-91).
Institution/City/Country: 1. Canadian Association of University Schools of Nursing 2. The University of the West Indies, Faculty of Medical Sciences, UWI School of Nursing, Mona, Kingston, Jamaica. 3 and 4. Athabasca University (2008-2011, 2012) 5. Various Nursing programs in Canada and Jamaica 6 and 7. Athabasca University 8. Edmonton General Hospital
Type of Experience:
- Institutional Audit / Assessment
- Programme Review / Accreditation
Nominee Application Form: Part C
Please write a professional profile of 500 words.
Professional Summary Description: Dr. Fraser is a local and international consultant on education, evaluation, accreditation, social justice, human rights and cultural competency. Joy has extensive experience in nursing and health services education, administration, program development, review and evaluation as well as human rights education and health promotion. She has been a consultant on educational program planning and evaluation with the World Health Organization since 1999 and is currently engaged in a study to develop nurse educator competencies to be implemented globally. Dr. Fraser has been invited globally to share her experience in education program development and evaluation both in formal and non-formal settings. Among other initiatives, she developed the nursing and midwifery curricula for Dubai; assisted with the curriculum development for the University of the West Indies, Faculty of Medicine and Department of Nursing and consulted on the Nursing curriculum for Bangladesh, assisted with developing and evaluating cultural diversity training and human rights education programs locally and internationally.
A member of the Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing Accreditation team, Joy engages in accreditation and program approval visits across Canada, and has been a quality assurance reviewer and an external examiner for the University of the West Indies in Jamaica. She is a member of the International Network for Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education (INQAAHE) Steering Group and has assisted with the planning and implementation a Clearinghouse of information on quality assurance in Higher Education (funded by the World Bank) and was invited by UNESCO to participate in their last conference on education and quality assurance.
A member of the Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing Accreditation team, Joy engages in accreditation and program approval visits across Canada, and has been a quality assurance reviewer and an external examiner for the University of the West Indies in Jamaica. She is a member of the International Network for Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education (INQAAHE) Steering Group and has assisted with the planning and implementation a Clearinghouse of information on quality assurance in Higher Education (funded by the World Bank) and was invited by UNESCO to participate in their last conference on education and quality assurance.
Documents Submitted
Located in: APQN Database of Consultants
