[PDF] Learning Standards And The Assessment Of Quality In Higher Education Contested Policy Trajectories eBook

Author : Jon Yorke
Publisher : Springer
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 36,51 MB
Release : 2016-07-13
Category : Education
ISBN : 3319329243

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This book analyses accountability and quality policies relating to learning standards and examines their implications for assessment in higher education. Whilst primarily focusing on the Australian setting, this analysis is located within a broader frame of reference that includes the United Kingdom (UK), the United States of America (US), and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Across these settings, comparative measures of learning have been seen as a policy ‘solution’ to the problem of ‘proving quality’ in a globalised and increasingly competitive higher education market. Comparative measures of learning depend on the specification of learning standards. Learning standards attempt to articulate the capabilities expected of graduates, and students’ achievement of these is determined through the practices of assessment carried out within institutions. Quality policy, learning standards and assessment practices all intersect within the broader umbrella of accountability, with relevance to governments, higher education providers, employers, parents, and students. The findings reported in this book highlight a number of policy influences, including the rising demands for national and international comparative data on learning standards to compare quality and inform student choice in a globally competitive market.

Author : Jonathan David Yorke
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 44,35 MB
Release : 2014
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[Truncated] The aim of this study was to analyse accountability and quality policies relating to learning standards, and their implications for assessment in higher education. Whilst primarily focusing on the Australian setting, this research was located within a broader frame of reference that included the United Kingdom (UK), the United States of America (US), and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Across these settings, comparative measures of learning have been seen as a policy 'solution' to the problem of 'proving quality' in a globalised and increasingly competitive higher education market. Comparative measures of learning depend on the specification of learning standards. Learning standards attempt to articulate the capabilities expected of graduates, and students' achievement of these is determined through the practices of assessment carried out within institutions. Quality policy, learning standards and assessment practices all intersect within the broader umbrella of accountability, with relevance to governments, higher education providers, employers, parents, and students. This study drew on the theoretical frameworks of critical theory and poststructuralism to enable a comprehensive approach to policy analysis. Critical theory facilitated an examination of the way policy processes served to empower or disempower actors, whilst the theoretical lens of poststructuralism focused attention on the complex and dynamic power relationships between actors at all levels. Within the Australian setting, a 'policy trajectory' approach was used to analyse the evolving 'ensemble' of quality policy texts relating to learning standards released by the Australian Government between 2009 and 2013. Four policy contexts were examined, comprising: (global to local) influences; policy text production; practices/effects; and emergent or predicted longer term outcomes. These contexts were examined at a national and institutional level. The 'national' level comprised the Australian Government and other non-Government national groups within Australia. The 'institutional' level spanned four 'types' of public and private institution, selected to represent the hierarchy and diversity of the Australian higher education sector.

Author : Peter Neema-Abooki
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 37,91 MB
Release : 2022-12-16
Category : Education
ISBN : 100063700X

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This book explores quality assessment and enhancement in higher education in Africa to illustrate the need to develop quality practices in measuring effective education and continually search for permanent improvement. The book demonstrates that technological and socio-economic trends, innovations, and inventions of the twenty-first century demand that additional attention be placed upon education for national, regional, and international development. Since conventions for quality assessment and enhancement need to be defined and systematic structures constructed to develop quality practices, the book shows how quality in higher education within Africa has been established and advanced to provide a framework for monitoring, auditing, and reviewing assessment and enhancement. Though the book considers African complexities and diversity, it incorporates global trends and utilises an international focus that enables readers to devise appropriate strategies for developing and enhancing quality and standards in higher education in both continental Africa and beyond. Illustrating why quality assessment and enhancement should be embraced in all aspects including inputs, processes, outputs and outcomes in educational settings globally, this book will be of interest to policymakers and scholars in the fields of Higher Education, Quality and Global Studies, African Education, African Studies and Management and Administration, Leadership and Professional Development Studies.

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Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 22,7 MB
Release : 2024-05-29
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0850140242

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In any engineering field (including manufacturing, construction, transportation, aerospace, food and agriculture, oil and gas, etc.), ensuring product quality is fundamental to achieving success. Quality assurance (QA) and quality control (QC) are integral components of managing quality. According to the American Society for Quality (ASQ), QA is defined as the part of quality management that focuses on instilling confidence in meeting quality requirements, while QC is concerned with fulfilling those requirements. QA instills confidence internally within the engineering organization’s management and externally with customers, government agencies, regulators, certifiers, and other stakeholders. QA primarily examines how processes are carried out or how products are made, while QC concentrates on product inspection. When QA and QC collaborate effectively, organizational efficiency is enhanced, resulting in superior products. Quality Control and Quality Assurance - Techniques and Applications explores various aspects of quality, including quality planning, QC, QA, and quality enhancement. It covers topics related to QA such as total quality management (TQM), failure testing, process and product quality assurance (PPQA), and statistical process control (SPC). QC includes chapters describing process control, control charts, acceptance sampling, and product quality assessment. For meaningful and easy traceability, the chapters are divided into four sections: “Basics of QA/QC”; “Applications of QA/QC in Industry”; “Applications of QA/QC in Healthcare”; and “Applications of QA/QC in Education”. Covering the latest practices, techniques, and applications in QC and QA, this book is a valuable resource for engineering and business students, practicing engineers, engineering managers, and third-party agencies.

Author : Hamish Coates
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 17,54 MB
Release : 2020-12-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9811592160

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This book advances new views on higher education design, steps beyond prevailing problems and perspectives, and stimulates broader contributions. The 2020 pandemic has shocked already fragile business and academic models, and the time is ripe for innovating global online education, shifting towards Asia and lifelong learning, and investing in 21st century institutions and partnerships. Rather than dwell on dystopian discontents, the book charts narratives for developing the industry and the field. It is written for commercial, governmental and collegial communities to inject major research-driven insights into contemporary transformations and research.

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Publisher : BRILL
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 46,86 MB
Release : 2020-06-29
Category : Education
ISBN : 9004436553

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This book contributes to the understanding of the responsibilities of Higher Education in the evolving societal, political and economic landscape. It raises questions about its role in society, its responsibility towards students and staff, and its intended impact.

Author : Nicola Reimann
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 27,4 MB
Release : 2024-08-15
Category : Education
ISBN : 1040108105

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Academic standards in higher education are important but largely misunderstood. This book examines the notion of academic standards, explaining what they are and why they are important, and identifying the many myths that surround them. Based on the lessons learnt from the UK-wide Degree Standards Project, which developed, piloted and evaluated a professional development course on degree standards aimed at external examiners, the book offers practical suggestions for ways in which higher education staff can develop a more sophisticated understanding of standards. It discusses the implications of rethinking academic standards for higher education policy and practice, through examples and case studies derived from research evidence, the Degree Standards Project and contributors’ own experience and expertise. As a broader approach to assessment literacy, this volume aims to develop readers’ standards literacy by challenging routine practices and proposing promising alternatives. Written with a diverse readership in mind, this book is relevant to discipline-based academics, quality officers, academic developers, university leaders and managers, as well as policy makers.

Author : Don F. Westerheijden
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 40,88 MB
Release : 2007-09-04
Category : Education
ISBN : 1402060122

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By bringing together leading experts on quality assurance in higher education from seven countries (from Europe, the USA and South Africa), this volume intends to go several steps further than most publications on the same subject. Containing comprehensive discussion of the most relevant trends in quality assurance regulation, translation and transformation, researchers and policy makers will find an engaged, academic reflection on how quality assurance is embedded in higher education and in a dynamic way to assess its impacts and potential improvements.

Author : John Brennan
Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 49,23 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781853024238

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This study addresses debates on academic standards and quality assurance from the perspectives of institutional leaders, national quality bodies and higher education researchers. It includes the results of studies of the impact of external quality assurance upon management and decision making.