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The Standard of Quality for HEIs in Vietnam: A Step in the Right Direction?
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Tran, Nga D.; Nguyen, Thanh T.; Nguyen, My T. N. – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2011
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to provide a critical analysis of the Standard of Quality for higher education institutions in Vietnam which was developed in response to an urgent call for a fundamental reform to enhance the quality of educational provision, particularly of teaching and learning. Design/methodology/approach: The standard and…
Descriptors: National Curriculum, Higher Education, Evaluation Criteria, Criticism
Quality, Semantics and the Two Cultures
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Poole, Brian – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2010
Purpose: The aims of this paper are twofold: first, to engage with the definition of quality as "excellence" and to show why this could be regarded as unhelpful and misleading; and, second, to suggest some factors which contribute to a "cultural divide" between quality assurance specialists in universities and their colleagues…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Semantics, Criticism, Quality Control
Rethinking Quality and Improvement in Higher Education
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Houston, Don – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2008
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to critically review dominant conceptions of and approaches to quality in higher education. It suggests an alternative approach with potential to shift the focus of quality activities from accountability and control to improvement. Design/methodology/approach: The applicability and limits of quality concepts…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Improvement, Educational Quality, Quality Control
What Can Be Learnt from Subject Review?
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Ottewill, Roger – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2005
Purpose: To consider the shortcomings and strengths of the subject review process with a view to identifying criteria that might be used to assess the value of externally administered quality assurance processes in higher education. Design/methodology/approach: Use is made of material from a variety of secondary sources blended with personal…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Quality Control, Business Administration Education, Educational Quality
Evaluating Quality Management in University Departments
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Becket, Nina; Brookes, Maureen – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2006
Purpose: Despite the abundance of research on quality management there is no universal consensus on how best to measure quality in higher education. This paper undertakes a critical evaluation of the different methods used to assess the quality of provision in higher education departments in the UK. Design/methodology/approach: Drawing on relevant…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Schools of Education, Criticism, Educational Quality
A Critical Evaluation of Academic Internal Audit
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Blackmore, Jacqueline Ann – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2004
This account of internal audit is set within the context of higher education in the UK and a fictitiously named Riverbank University. The study evaluates the recent introduction of "Internal Academic Audit" to the University and compares the process with that of the internationally recognized ISO 19011 Guidelines for Auditing Quality…
Descriptors: Audits (Verification), Management Systems, Criticism, Quality Control
The Quest for World Class University: Quality Assurance and International Benchmarking in Hong Kong
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Mok, Ka-ho – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2005
Purpose: This paper sets out in the wider context of globalization to examine how and what specific reform strategies the Government of the Hong Kong special administrative region (HKSAR) has adopted in reforming its higher education system to enhance the competitiveness of its higher education in the increasingly globalizing economic context.…
Descriptors: Community Services, Higher Education, Global Approach, Governance