Write 20 pages thesis on the topic quality assurance of non-formal education: a practice or a theory. The results show that the while the policy documents follow both a humanist and economist viewpoints in QA framework, where from the economist viewpoint, there is usage of quite a number of measurable quality indicators, the framework predominantly fits in a humanist theoretical stance on quality of education since the policy documents are strongly grounded in the wholesome development of the learner that surpasses academic attainment alone. Such learning includes both personal and social development, with the learning process being primarily learner centred. 1. Introduction 1.1 Aim of the research and background “In most societies we know little about which children participate in non-formal education and/or why their parents want the child to participate, the nature of the process or outcomes of such participation, and the sponsorship, delivery, cost or quality of such activity”.