The World Yearbook of Education 1996: The Evaluation of Higher Education Systems

ISBN-13: 9780749417772 / Angielski / Twarda / 1996 / 224 str.

Robert Cowen;Robert Cowen

Opis

This volume in the well-respected annual World Year Boo k of Education series examines the important subject of the evaluation of higher education systems. Bringing together an impressive range of contributions form international figures in the comparative education world, the editor provides the first authoritative and international analysis of the different evaluation systems and models that are used around the world to measure the output and quality of faculties and universities. In a climate where higher education is under pressure to show results, just what are or should be the measurement criteria used?

This annual summary of educational policies and practices worldwide includes discussion of multi-skills and flexibility, school-work links, qualifications, and education for skills versus education for status.

Spis treści

Chapter 1 Introduction, Robert Cowen; Chapter 2 The Evaluation of the Higher Education System in Algeria, Boutheina Cheriet; Chapter 3 The Evaluation of the Higher Education System in Australia, Barry Sheehan; Chapter 4 The Evaluation of the Higher Education System in Brazil, Maria C M de Figueiredo, M Isabel F Sobreira; Chapter 5 The Evaluation of the Higher Education System in Canada, John Mallea; Chapter 6 The Evaluation of the Higher Education System in the People’s Republic of China, Tianxiang Xue; Chapter 7 The Evaluation of the Higher Education System in France, Guy Neave; Chapter 8 The Evaluation of the Higher Education System in Hong Kong, Cheng Kai-Ming; Chapter 9 The Evaluation of the Higher Education System in Japan, Masateru Baba; Chapter 10 The Evaluation of the Higher Education System in the Republic of Korea, Terri Kim; Chapter 11 The Evaluation of the Higher Education System in the United States of America, Susan Douglas Franzosa; Chapter 12 The Evaluation of the Higher Education System in the United Kingdom, Ronald Barnett; Chapter 13 The Evaluation of Higher Education Systems in Latin America, Denise Leite, Maria C M de Figueiredo; Chapter 14 Coda, Robert Cowen;

O autorze

Robert Cowen