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Direct linkUsher, Alex; Savino, Massimo – Higher Education in Europe, 2007
This article presents the findings of a survey, conducted on league tables and rankings systems worldwide, including seventeen standard ones and one non-standard league table. Despite the capacity of existing league tables and rankings to meet the interest of the public of transparency and information on higher education institutions, ranking…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Rating Scales, Educational Quality, Colleges
Download full textWebster, William G. – Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 1990
The key concepts and methodologies of quality assurance programs used in health service delivery systems are reviewed, and it is suggested they could be readily applied to Canadian universities as a powerful administrative and curricular development tool that would define and enhance the quality of students' educational experiences. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: College Administration, Comparative Analysis, Curriculum Development, Delivery Systems
Brennan, John; van Vught, Frans – 1993
These two papers look at international aspects of quality in higher education from contrasting perspectives. The first paper, "Higher Education Quality: A European Dimension" by John Brennan asks whether there is a distinctive European dimension to quality in higher education and, if so, what are its implications for British institutions…
Descriptors: College Programs, Comparative Analysis, Comparative Education, Cultural Influences
Canadian Health Libraries Association. – 1998
Nine Canadian health libraries participated in a pilot test of the Benchmarking Tool Kit between January and April, 1998. Although the Tool Kit was designed specifically for health libraries, the content and approach are useful to other types of libraries as well. Used to its full potential, benchmarking can provide a common measuring stick to…
Descriptors: Benchmarking, Comparative Analysis, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Noonan, Peter; Burke, Gerald; White, Paul – Centre for the Economics of Education and Training, Monash University, 2004
This paper is concerned with the strategies being adopted for vocational education and training (VET) in Australia and the lessons that could be learned for them from policies in other countries. Six issues are considered in the paper, each relates to or more of the objectives and particular strategies in the Australia's National Strategy for…
Descriptors: Quality Control, Foreign Countries, Public Agencies, Vocational Education
Haughey, Margaret – 2000
Electronic networking can help postsecondary institutions with distance education (DE) programs respond to increasing pressures to improve the services they offer and make them more cost-effective. Some institutions immediately accepted the need for electronic networking and began to develop and implement technology plans focused primarily on…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Comparative Analysis, Computer Uses in Education, Continuing Education
