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Impact Evaluation from Quality Assurance Agencies' Perspectives: Methodological Approaches, Experiences and Expectations
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Kajaste, Matti; Prades, Anna; Scheuthle, Harald – Quality in Higher Education, 2015
Starting from the main objective of external quality assurance (EQA) procedures to assure and improve the quality of higher education institutions and its provisions, the paper examines expected impacts of EQA procedures on institutions from the perspectives of three European quality assurance agencies. First, the paper examines the expected…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Quality Assurance, Outcome Measures, Higher Education
On the Role of Impact Evaluation of Quality Assurance from the Strategic Perspective of Quality Assurance Agencies in the European Higher Education Area
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Damian, Radu; Grifoll, Josep; Rigbers, Anke – Quality in Higher Education, 2015
In this paper the current national legislations, the quality assurance approaches and the activities of impact analysis of three quality assurance agencies from Romania, Spain and Germany are described from a strategic perspective. The analysis shows that the general methodologies (comprising, for example, self-evaluation reports, peer reviews,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Quality Assurance, Outcome Measures, Higher Education
Quality Assurance in the Political Context: In the Midst of Different Expectations and Conflicting Goals
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Beerkens, Maarja – Quality in Higher Education, 2015
Higher education quality assurance systems develop within a complex political environment where national level goals and priorities interact with European and global developments. Furthermore, quality assurance is influenced by broader processes in the public sector that set expectations with respect to accountability, legitimacy and regulatory…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Quality Assurance, Educational Quality
Quality Assurance as a Policy Instrument: What's Ahead?
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El-Khawas, Elaine – Quality in Higher Education, 2013
This article considers the overall success of the quality movement in the context of questions about the political status and role of quality assurance agencies. These agencies have gained a significant degree of legitimacy and respect among major stakeholders but the political reality is that their long-term sustainability depends on whether…
Descriptors: Quality Assurance, Higher Education, Educational Policy, Agencies
International Network of Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education
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Harvey, Lee, Ed. – Quality in Higher Education, 2006
The "Guidelines of Good Practice" are specifically addressed to quality and assurance agencies. The purposes of the "Guidelines" is the following: (1) To promote professional development among external quality assurance agencies (EQAAs) and their staff; (2) To be used as part of the criteria in the self and external evaluation of EQAAs; (3) To use…
Descriptors: Guidelines, Accountability, Quality Control, Educational Quality
The Influence of Professional and Statutory Bodies on Professional Schools within New Zealand Tertiary Institutions.
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Churchman, Rosalind; Woodhouse, David – Quality in Higher Education, 1999
A survey of 57 professional and statutory organizations in New Zealand investigated their view of interactions with institutions of higher education. Results are compared with similar surveys conducted in Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Findings suggest that such bodies recognize institutions' internal quality assurance…
Descriptors: Accountability, Agencies, Foreign Countries, Government School Relationship