Internal Quality Assurance in Universities: Does NPM Matter?

Autor/inn/en	Agasisti, T.; Barbato, G.; Dal Molin, M.; Turri, M.
Titel	Internal Quality Assurance in Universities: Does NPM Matter?
Quelle	In: Studies in Higher Education, 44 (2019) 6, S.960-977 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Agasisti, T.) ORCID (Turri, M.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0307-5079
DOI	10.1080/03075079.2017.1405252
Schlagwörter	Quality Assurance; Public Administration; Committees; Public Colleges; Foreign Countries; Educational Change; Program Implementation; Italy + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Qualitätssicherung; Öffentliche Verwaltung; Committee; Ausschuss; Ausland; Bildungsreform; Italien
Abstract	Following the ideas of New Public Management, Quality Assurance (QA) practices have become a relevant concern for public organizations. In the Higher Education sector, QA policies have inspired different reforms, becoming a debated issue for universities' leaders and policy-makers. This article analyzes the implementation of a newly defined committee for quality assurance (QAC) within Italian universities in order to identify if, as happened in other NPM reforms, it represents a further example of 'implementation gap'; and to detect the key variables that promote a satisfactory QAC functioning. Based on both the analysis of the composition and the role of QAC in all the Italian public universities and significant case studies, we have identified some core variables that promote the implementation of an effective QAC and ultimately supports the overall QA policy. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01