Learning and Teaching Benchmarking in Australian Universities: The Current State of Play

Autor/inn/en	McCubbin, Amanda; Hammer, Sara; Ayriss, Peter
Titel	Learning and Teaching Benchmarking in Australian Universities: The Current State of Play
Quelle	In: Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 44 (2022) 1, S.3-20 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (McCubbin, Amanda) ORCID (Hammer, Sara)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1360-080X
DOI	10.1080/1360080X.2021.1934244
Schlagwörter	Benchmarking; Teaching Methods; Learning Processes; Universities; Governance; Educational Policy; Foreign Countries; Higher Education; Guidelines; Web Sites; Risk; Institutional Evaluation; Program Evaluation; Compliance (Legal); Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Learning process; Lernprozess; University; Universität; Education; Educational policy; Financing; Steuerung; Bildung; Erziehung; Bildungspolitik; Finanzierung; Politics of education; Ausland; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Richtlinien; Web-Design; Risiko; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Australien
Abstract	Benchmarking is a formalised evaluation process by which a university can measure the standard of their policies, processes, programmes or strategies through comparison with other universities. Currently, there is a paucity of research that focuses on the documentation associated with external benchmarking undertaken by Australian universities. Given that Australia's higher education regulatory body requires universities to reflect the purposes of external benchmarking within policy frameworks and for external referencing to be overseen by peak academic governance bodies such limited research is of significance. This paper contributes to the literature by investigating whether documented structures, policies and guidelines are in place to inform learning and teaching external referencing processes. Using a qualitative documentary thematic analysis, policies, procedures and guidelines found on university governance websites were investigated and analysed. The findings indicate that many Australian universities are at risk of not meeting mandatory regulatory requirements. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01