| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 345 pages) : illustrations |
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Higher education dynamics, 1571-0378 ; v. 30 |
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Higher education dynamics ; v. 30.
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Higher education dynamics ; 30.
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| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction / Maarja Beerkens -- pt. I Professional (Self) Regulation of Academic Quality -- 2. External Examiner System in the UK: Fresh Challenges to an Old System / Richard Lewis -- 3. Teacher Education Accreditation Council (TEAC) in the USA / Elaine El-Khawas -- pt. II Market Regulation of Academic Quality -- 4. CHE University Ranking in Germany / David D. Dill -- 5. US National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) / Peter T. Ewell -- 6. Course Experience Questionnaire, Graduate Destination Survey, and Learning and Teaching Performance Fund in Australia / Richard James -- 7. National Report Card on Higher Education in the USA / David W. Breneman -- pt. III State (Direct) Regulation of Academic Quality -- 8. Australian Qualifications Framework / Craig McInnis -- 9. Subject Benchmarking in the UK / Gareth Williams -- 10. Subject Assessments for Academic Quality in Denmark / Bjørn Stensaker -- 11. Education Quality Audit as Applied in Hong Kong / William F. Massy -- 12. German System of Accreditation / Barbara M. Kehm -- 13. Accreditation and Quality Processes of the General Medical Council in the UK / Lee Harvey -- 14. Contracting for Quality Improvement and Financing in Public Universities of Catalonia, Spain / Joaquim Brugue -- 15. National Assessment of Courses in Brazil / Simon Schwartzman -- 16. Reflections and Conclusions / Maarja Beerkens |
| Summary |
This volume summarizes a significant body of research systematically analyzing innovative external quality assurance policies in higher education around the world It will be essential reading for policy makers, administrators and researchers alike |
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Over the last decade the structure of higher education in most countries has undergone significant change. This change, brought about by social demands for expanded access, technological developments, and market forces, has seen the traditional concerns with access and cost supplemented by a fresh concern with academic quality. As a result new public policies on academic quality assurance have rapidly emerged and migrated around the globe |
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However, the public debate about new academic quality assurance policies, both within and across countries, has not always been informed by reliable analyses of the strengths and weaknesses of these innovative instruments. It is this gap that the current edited volume seeks to fill. It is based on the work of the Public Policy for Academic Quality research program (PPAQ), which was designed to provide systematic analyses of innovative external quality assurance policies around the world. This volume, informed by key international scholars, presents the fourteen analyses conducted as part Oi PPAQ research program. Each analysis examines the policy goals, implementation problems, and impacts of these newly developed national quality assurance instruments. The book concludes with an assessment of the lessons learned from these collected policy analyses and outlines the framework conditions that appear essential tor assuring academic standards in the university sector. --Book Jacket |
| Analysis |
onderwijs |
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education |
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hoger onderwijs |
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higher education |
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onderwijsbeleid |
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educational policy |
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Education (General) |
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Onderwijs (algemeen) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Higher education and state.
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Education, Higher -- Standards -- Government policy
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Higher education and state
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Dill, David D., 1940-
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Beerkens, Maarja
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| ISBN |
9789048137541 |
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9048137543 |
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