Quality Assurance in Higher Education: A Review of Literature

Autor/in	Ryan, Tricia
Titel	Quality Assurance in Higher Education: A Review of Literature
Quelle	In: Higher Learning Research Communications, 5 (2015) 4, (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2157-6254
Schlagwörter	Quality Assurance; Educational Quality; Higher Education; Global Education; Accreditation (Institutions); Models; Evaluation Methods; Institutional Evaluation; Accountability; Educational Improvement; Student Participation; College Students; Literature Reviews + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Qualitätssicherung; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Globales Lernen; Accreditation; Institution; Institutions; Akkreditierung; Staatliche Anerkennung; Institut; Analogiemodell; Verantwortung; Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung; Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung; Collegestudent
Abstract	This paper examines the literature surrounding quality assurance in global higher education. It provides an overview of accreditation as a mechanism to ensure quality in higher education, examines models of QA, and explores the concept of quality (including definitions of quality and quality assurance). In addition, this paper provides a review of research on the effectiveness of quality assurance practices, with a particular focus on student involvement with quality assurance. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01