Assessing quality in postsecondary education : international perspectives /

"For many years the benefits conferred by a higher education went undisputed. But students, employers, governments, and taxpayers are now demanding evidence of educational quality and value. At the same time, fiscally strapped governments are raising questions about how institutions are funded...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Weingarten, Harvey P., 1952- (Editor ), Hicks, Martin, 1957- (Editor ), Kaufman, Amy, 1977- (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Kingston, Ontario, Canada : Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Ithaca : School of Policy Studies, Queen's University ; McGill-Queen's University Press, 2018.
Colección:Queen's policy studies.
Temas:
Universities and colleges > Evaluation > Case studies.
Universities and colleges > Standards > Case studies.
Total quality management in higher education > Case studies.
Total quality management in higher education > Congresses.
Education, Higher > Congresses.
Education, Higher > Economic aspects > Congresses.
Enseignement supérieur > Évaluation > Congrès.
Qualité totale dans l'enseignement supérieur > Congrès.
Enseignement supérieur > Congrès.
Enseignement supérieur > Aspect économique > Congrès.
Universités > Évaluation > Études de cas.
Qualité totale dans l'enseignement supérieur > Études de cas.
EDUCATION > Higher.
EDUCATION > Evaluation & Assessment.
Education, Higher > Economic aspects.
Education, Higher.
Total quality management in higher education.
Universities and colleges > Evaluation.
Universities and colleges > Standards.
Hochschulbildung
Qualitätskontrolle
Qualitätsmanagement
Internationaler Vergleich
Electronic books.
Conference papers and proceedings.
Case studies.
Actes de congrès.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Title; Copyright; Table of Contents; About the Authors; Introduction; List of Abbreviations; Section I: The United States; Chapter 1 Indicators of Educational Quality for Postsecondary Accountability Systems; Chapter 2 Quality as Both State and Process: Implications for Performance-Indicator Systems; Chapter 3 The Role of Generic Skills in Measuring Academic Quality; Section II: Europe; Chapter 4 Governance and Power Through Indicators: The UK Higher Education Teaching Excellence and Student Outcomes Framework; Chapter 5 Assessing Teaching and Learning in Ireland
  • Chapter 6 Performance Contracts: A New Tool in Higher-Education GovernanceChapter 7 Benchmarking Higher-Education System Performance: A Look at Learning and Teaching; Section III: Canada; Chapter 8 The Sweet Smell of Student Success: Demonstrating Learning Experience Quality in Ontario; Chapter 9 Supporting Quality Through Collaboration and Funding-Based Policy Levers: Nova Scotia's Experience; Section IV: The Future of Quality Measurement; Chapter 10 Postsecondary Punters: Creating New Platforms for Higher-Education Success; Conclusion

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