Impact evaluation of quality assurance in higher education. Methodology and causal design.

Autor/in	Leiber, Theodor
Sonst. Personen	Stensaker, Bjorn; Harvey, Lee
Titel	Impact evaluation of quality assurance in higher education. Methodology and causal design.
Quelle	In: Quality in higher education, 21 (2015) 3, S. 288-311Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1353-8322; 1470-1081
DOI	10.1080/13538322.2015.1111007
Schlagwörter	Evaluation; Qualitätssicherung
Abstract	In this paper, the theoretical perspectives and general methodological elements of impact evaluation of quality assurance in higher education institutions are discussed, which should be a cornerstone of quality development in higher education and contribute to improving the knowledge about the effectiveness (or ineffectiveness) of quality assurance. The suggested core methodology consists in comparative and longitudinal studies carried out simultaneously to the quality assurance interventions and relying on surveys and mixed methods. The methodology is applicable to any particular quality assurance procedure and any achievement area of higher education institutions. To round off the methodology presentation, an overview of causal designs, in particular causal social mechanisms, for impact analyses of quality assurance in higher education institutions and its challenges and limits is outlined and some characteristics of survey questionnaire construction are given. (HRK / Abstract übernommen).
Erfasst von	Hochschulrektorenkonferenz, Bonn
Update	2016/3