trends in regulation, translation and transformation /
edited by Don F. Westerheijden, Bjørn Stensaker, Maria João Rosa.
Dordrecht :
Springer,
c2007.
xii, 262 p. :
ill. ;
25 cm.
Douro series
Higher education dynamics ;
v. 20
"Douro series"--Cover.
"The present volume contains the edited versions of the papers presented at the fifth Douro seminar"--P. xi.
Includes bibliographical references.
The public regulation of higher education qualities: rationale 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 -- Quality as fashion: exploring the translation of a management idea into higher education / Bjørn 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 -- A self-assessment of higher education institutions from the perspective of the EFQM excellence model / Maria Joãro Rosa, Alberto Amaral -- Improving teaching and learning in higher education: can learning theory add value to quality reviews? / Vaneeta-Marie D'Andrea -- Transforming quality evaluation: on moving on / Lee Harvey and Jaethro Newton -- Conclusions and further challenges / Bjørn Stensaker, Maria João Rosa, Don F. Westerheijden.
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Quality assurance in higher education : trends in regulation, translation and transformation.