Quality Assurance in Higher Education: The UK Experience Since 1992

ISBN-13: 9780415511346 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 224 str.

Roger Brown;Roger Brown

Opis

Along with funding, the issue of quality assurance and quality assessment is the major issue in higher education. This text provides an analytical account of the changes to quality assurance of UK universities and colleges from 1992 to the present day.

Spis treści

Introduction 1. Background and context 2. Establishing the framework 3. HEQC 1992-1997 4. Assessment 5. The Creation of the Single System 6. The Quality Assurance Agency 1997 to 2002 7. UK Quality Assurance : Past, Present, Future References Appendix 1 Definitions used in the book Appendix 2 List of acronyms Appendix 3. Chronology of attempts to create an external quality assurance regime Appendix 4 Information requirements

O autorze

Roger Brown is Principal of Southampton Institute and was formerly Chief Executive of the HEQC. He is a member of the HEFCE committee reviewing agencies that deal with quality enhancement and regularly contributes to the national press on quality assurance matters.