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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452627703321

Titolo

Enhancing quality in higher education : international perspectives / / edited by Ray Land and George Gordon

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-135-06957-3

0-415-80925-8

0-203-59021-X

1-135-06958-1

Edizione

[1st edition]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (602 p.)

Collana

International studies in higher education

Altri autori (Persone)

OwenCatherine

Disciplina

378

Soggetti

Education, Higher

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Theorising enhancement -- pt. 2. Enhancement in context : international perspectives -- pt. 3. Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

Interest in the quality of higher education provision has been steadily increasing over the last twenty years. This has been driven largely by the international creation of explicit policies and reporting requirements to review, audit and evaluate provision. The interest is associated in many countries with the granting by governments of greater autonomy to higher education institutions. This, crucially, comes bound with increased requirements for accountability in the exercise of such power. Enhancing provision, promoting innovation, cultivating exploration and adopting information-led approa