LEADER 04765nam 2200577I 450 001 9910821357703321 005 20210520103104.0 010 $a1-83909-880-5 010 $a1-83982-174-4 035 $a(CKB)4100000011920717 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6587179 035 $a(UtOrBLW)9781839098802 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000011920717 100 $a20210520h20212021 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurun||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 04$aThe role of external examining in higher education $echallenges and best practices /$fedited by Enakshi Sengupta (International Higher Education Teaching and Learning Association, USA), Patrick Blessinger (International Higher Education Teaching and Learning Association, USA), Andrew Ssemwanga (Family Enterprise Support Initiative (FESI), Uganda), Barbara Cozza (St. John's University, USA) 210 1$aBingley, England :$cEmerald Publishing Limited,$d[2021] 210 4$dİ2021 215 $a1 online resource (x, 200 pages) 225 1 $aInnovations in higher education teaching and learning ;$vv. 38 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a1-83982-175-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aPart I. Roles and responsibilities of external examiners -- Introduction to the role of external examining in higher education - challenges and best practices / Enakshi Sengupta, Patrick Blessinger, Andrew Ssemwanga and Barbara Cozza -- Chapter 1. Acting as external examiners in the UK: going beyond quality assurance / Amudha Poobalan, Padam Simkhada and Edwin van Teijlingen -- Chapter 2. Promoting access to external examining roles through professional development / Helen Kay and Juliet Hinrichsen -- Chapter 3. Authentic assessments and the external examiner / Mikhaila Burgess and Helen Phillips -- Chapter 4. Is there such a thing as 'comparableness'? The challenges facing the EEs of higher-education courses delivered within further-education institutions / Sarah Cooper and Sara Pearman -- Part II. Challenges & quality assurance -- Chapter 5. A study of the effectiveness of the external examining system of postgraduate (MBA) dissertations and the mismatch between expectations and practice / Deepanjana Varshney -- Chapter 6. External examining the professional doctorate as distinct from the traditional PhD: differentiating and developing policy and practice / Dionisia Tzavara and Victoria L. O' Donnell -- Chapter 7. External examining policies at The University of Mauritius / Fareeda Khodabocus and Henri Li Kam Wah -- Chapter 8. Benchmarking: a comparative case study analysis of quality assurance across the private and university sector in the UK / Kay Maddox-Daines -- Chapter 9. Building without a foundation: efforts in higher education to meet external examiners requirements in the absence of statewide data / Megan Schramm-Possinger, Lisa E. Johnson and Beth G. Costner. 330 $aUsing an external examiner in an institution is not a new phenomenon. Whilst there is no 'one size fits all' approach, how can researchers collaborate on key developments in maintaining higher education standards in order to overcome challenges and cultivate best practice together? This book considers the external examination challenges and best practice examples in academia in various parts of the world. With several chapters that cover examples of mitigating disadvantage and creating opportunities without compromising the quality assurance process, the authors examine how universities are engaged in safeguarding procedures at the same time as enhancing the quality standards. Providing a comprehensive international focus, this volumes showcases how we might make external examining a rigorous process which is fair, reliable and consistent across the globe. 410 0$aInnovations in higher education teaching and learning ;$vv. 38. 606 $aUniversities and colleges$xExaminations 606 $aEducation, Higher$xEvaluation 606 $aQuality assurance 606 $aEducation$xHigher$2bisacsh 606 $aHigher & further education, tertiary education$2bicssc 615 0$aUniversities and colleges$xExaminations. 615 0$aEducation, Higher$xEvaluation. 615 0$aQuality assurance. 615 7$aEducation$xHigher. 615 7$aHigher & further education, tertiary education. 676 $a378 702 $aSengupta$b Enakshi 702 $aBlessinger$b Patrick 702 $aSsemwanga$b Andrew 702 $aCozza$b Barbara 801 0$bUtOrBLW 801 1$bUtOrBLW 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910821357703321 996 $aThe role of external examining in higher education$94047553 997 $aUNINA