Quality Assurance in Higher Education (eBook, PDF)

Contemporary Debates
Redaktion: Amaral, A.

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This book weighs up the consequences of introducing Quality Enhancement and Risk Management as new dimensions in Higher Education quality control on a global scale. The authors include Chief Executive Officers of Quality Agencies, policy analysts and leading scholars in Quality Evaluation and Comparative Higher Education policy analysis.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK
• Seitenzahl: 255
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Februar 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781137374639
• Artikelnr.: 45972768

Autorenporträt

Diana Dias, Universidade Europeia, Portugal Judith S. Eaton, Council for Higher Education Accreditation, USA Achim Hopbach, University of Tübingen, Germany Lilya Ivanova, University of National and World Economy, Bulgaria María José Lemaitre, Development University Centre, Chile Anthony McClaran, Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education, UK Guy Neave, Centre for Research on Higher Education Policies, Portugal Colin Raban, University of Derby, UK Murray Saunders, University of Lancaster, UK Bjørn Stensaker, University of Oslo, Norway Don F. Westerheijden, University of Twente, Netherlands

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction; Maria João Rosa and Alberto Amaral 2. Where are Quality Frontiers Moving to?; Alberto Amaral 3. Quality Enhancement: a New Step in a Risky Business? A Few Adumbrations on its Prospect for Higher Education in Europe; Guy Neave 4. Transparency about Multi-Dimensional Activities and Performance. What can U-Map and U-Multirank Contribute?; Don F. Westerheijden 5. Assessment of Higher Education Learning Outcomes (AHELO): an OECD Feasibility Study; Diana Dias and Alberto Amaral 6. Risk, Trust and Accountability; Colin Raban 7. Risk Management: Implementation; Anthony McClaran 8. Quality Enhancement: an Overview of Lessons from the Scottish Experience; Murray Saunders 9. European Trends in Quality Assurance: New Agendas Beyond the Search for Convergence?; Bjørn Stensaker 10. Recent Trends in US Accreditation; Judith S. Eaton 11. Quality Assurance in Latin America; Maria José Lemaitre 12. The Academic Constituency; Maria João Rosa 13. Students' Views on the Recent Developments in Quality Assurance of Higher Education in Europe; Lylilya Ivanova 14. Recent Trends in Quality Assurance? Observations from the Agencies' Perspective; Achim Hopbach 15. The Swiftly Moving Frontiers of Quality Assurance; Alberto Amaral and Maria João Rosa