Quality Assurance in Higher Education [electronic resource] : Contemporary Debates /
Rosa, Maria João.editor.
Amaral, Alberto.editor.
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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Cover; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Notes on Contributors; 1 Introduction; Part I: The Frontier and Its Shifts; 2 Where Are Quality Frontiers Moving to?; 3 Quality Enhancement: A New Step in a Risky Business? A Few Adumbrations on Its Prospect for Higher Education in Europe; Part II: New Challenges, New Instrumentalities; 4 Transparency about Multidimensional Activities and Performance: What Can U-Map and U-Multirank Contribute?; 5 Assessment of Higher Education Learning Outcomes (AHELO): An OECD Feasibility Study; 6 Risk, Trust and Accountability; 7 Risk Management: Implementation
8 Quality Enhancement: An Overview of Lessons from the Scottish ExperiencePart III: Regional Setting; 9 European Trends in Quality Assurance: New Agendas beyond the Search for Convergence?; 10 Recent Trends in US Accreditation; 11 Quality Assurance in Latin America; Part IV: Quality Assurance: The Actors' Perspectives on Recent Trends; 12 The Academic Constituency; 13 Students' Views on the Recent Developments in Quality Assurance of Higher Education in Europe; 14 Recent Trends in Quality Assurance? Observations from the Agencies' Perspective; Part V: Conclusion
15 The Swiftly Moving Frontiers of Quality AssuranceIndex
Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
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.
Education and state.
Production management.
Education, Higher.
Education-Economic aspects.
Education Policy.
Operations Management.
Administration, Organization and Leadership.
Higher Education.
Education Economics.
Educational Policy and Politics.