Quality Assurance in Higher Education: Trends in Regulation, Translation and Transformation

Book Overview

List of Contributors, - Preface, -Introduction: DON F. WESTERHEIJDEN et al, - PART I: REGULATION: The Public Regulation of Higher Education Qualities: Rationales, Processes and Outcomes: DOUGLAS BLACKMUR, - Will Market Competition Assure Academic Quality? An Analysis of the UK and US Experience: DAVID D. DILL, - States and Europe and Quality of Higher Education: DON F. WESTERHEIJDEN, - PART II: TRANSLATION: Quality as Fashion: Exploring the Translation of a Management Idea into Higher Education: BJ RN STENSAKER, - The 'Quality Game': External Review and Institutional Reaction Over Three Decades in the United States: PETER EWELL, - Analysing Quality Assurance in Higher Education: Proposals for a Conceptual Framework and Methodological Implications: JUAN F. PERELLON, - PART III: TRANSFORMATION: A Self-assessment of Higher Education Institutions from the Perspective of the EFQM Excellence Model: MARIA JO O ROSA AND ALBERTO AMARAL: Improving Teaching and Learning in Higher Education: Can Learning Theory Add Value to Quality Reviews?: VANEETA-MARIE D'ANDREA, - Transforming Quality Evaluation: Moving On: LEE HARVEY AND JETHRO NEWTON, - Conclusions and Further Challenges: BJ RN STENSAKER et al

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9048175038
• ISBN13: 9789048175031
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"