The legitimacy of quality assurance in higher education
Subtitle: the role of public authorities and institutions
By: edited by Luc Weber and Katia Dolgova-Dreyer
Contributors: Council of Europe
Series: Council of Europe higher education series -- no. 9
Publisher: Council of Europe
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Strasbourg, France
Language: eng
Number of pages: 158
ISBN-13: 9789287162373
Subjects: Higher education and state; Higher Education; Education; Standards
Description: In this publication, quality assurance is seen as part of the public responsibility for higher education.  The contributions by policy makers and practitioners consider the role of quality assurance as an element of higher education governance and explore its function in the recognition of qualifications.  Case studies illustrate its various aspects in two different national settings.--Publisher's description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.

Bulgaria; Ireland
Table of contents: title: Quality assurance : approaches and rationales; title: Quality assurance in the European higher education area; title: The legitimacy of quality assurance; title: Conclusions and recommendations.