External quality audit : has it improved quality assurance in universities? / / edited by Mahsood Shah and Chenicheri Sid Nair

• Pubblicazione: Oxford : , : Chandos Publishing, , 2013
• Edizione: 1st edition
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xxiv, 283 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 378.1
• Soggetto topico: Universities and colleges - Auditing; Universities and colleges - Evaluation; Quality assurance
• Persona (resp. second.): ShahMahsood; NairChenicheri Sid
• Note generali: "ISSN: 2052-2088 (print)."; "ISSN: 2052-2096 (online)."
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; External Quality Audit : Has it improved quality assurance in universities?; Copyright; Contents; List of figures and tables; Figures; Tables; Preface; About the editors and contributors; 1. Quality assurance - corporate fist in a velvet glove?; Australian quality assurance; Measuring teaching quality; Educational reform; Quality assurance for teaching at James Cook University 2000-10; The JCU historical context for quality assurance; Quality assurance - summary of influences on teaching; All is not rosy in the world of professors; Note; References ; 2. The impact of external quality audit in a private for-profit tertiary education institution Introduction; Evidence of effectiveness: global perspective; Brief overview of private providers in Australia; External quality audits of private providers; Quality audit approach; Discussion on the effectiveness of the quality audit; Conclusion; References; 3. Multiple views of quality audits in New Zealand: a case for advancing systemic understanding; Introduction; A brief overview of quality audits; Quality audit in New Zealand; Views of quality audits in New Zealand; Conclusion; Notes; References ; 4. Reflections on the effectiveness of four cycles of external quality audits in New Zealand universities Introduction; Universities New Zealand and the establishment of the New Zealand Universities Academic Audit Unit, Te Wahanga Tatari; National context: recent government policy; International context; The impact of academic audit on systems and processes; The impact of academic audit on standards, outcomes and the student learning experience; The impact of academic audit at institutional and national level; The future challenges for quality assurance in New Zealand universities ; Conclusion Notes; References; 5. Enhancing quality assurance in an institution: the University of the South Pacific experience of an external audit; University of the South Pacific: an overview; A vision for the year 2020; The quality strategy; External audit; The self-assessment; Post-audit - the processes and impacts; Conclusion; References; 6 .Quality audits in Hong Kong: seeking evidence of quality enhancement; The education landscape in Hong Kong; Quality audits in Hong Kong; Methodology for analysis of the Quality Assurance Council reports; Findings; Summary; Acknowledgements; References ; 7. External quality audits and quality assurance in the higher education sector: the Malaysian perspective Introduction; Quality audit practice in higher education; Government policy on external quality audits; The case of Universiti Teknologi Malaysia; A practitioner's point of view; Future challenges for higher education quality assurance in Malaysia; Conclusion; Notes; References; 8. External quality audit in the UK: an impact analysis; Introduction; The purposes of Institutional Audit; The implementation of Institutional Audit; The effects of Institutional Audit ; Reflections on Institutional Audit
• Sommario/riassunto: Whilst external quality audits have been in place for more than a decade in some countries, limited research exists on the extent to which such audits have been effective in improving systems and processes for quality assurance in higher education institutions, and the extent to which such audits have improved academic standards, outcomes and student experience. External Quality Audit looks at the experience of countries where external quality audits have been established by governments, and provides analyses of their effectiveness in improving quality assurance in universities and other highe
• Titolo autorizzato: External quality audit
• ISBN: 1-78063-316-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910787549803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Chandos learning and teaching series.