Quality Assurance in Higher Education: Contemporary Debates

Front Matter....Pages i-x
Introduction....Pages 1-9
Front Matter....Pages 11-11
Where Are Quality Frontiers Moving to?....Pages 13-31
Quality Enhancement: A New Step in a Risky Business? A Few Adumbrations on Its Prospect for Higher Education in Europe....Pages 32-49
Front Matter....Pages 51-51
Transparency about Multidimensional Activities and Performance: What Can U-Map and U-Multirank Contribute?....Pages 53-65
Assessment of Higher Education Learning Outcomes (AHELO): An OECD Feasibility Study....Pages 66-87
Risk, Trust and Accountability....Pages 88-105
Risk Management: Implementation....Pages 106-116
Quality Enhancement: An Overview of Lessons from the Scottish Experience....Pages 117-131
Front Matter....Pages 133-133
European Trends in Quality Assurance: New Agendas beyond the Search for Convergence?....Pages 135-148
Recent Trends in US Accreditation....Pages 149-159
Quality Assurance in Latin America....Pages 160-177
Front Matter....Pages 179-179
The Academic Constituency....Pages 181-206
Students’ Views on the Recent Developments in Quality Assurance of Higher Education in Europe....Pages 207-215
Recent Trends in Quality Assurance? Observations from the Agencies’ Perspective....Pages 216-230
Front Matter....Pages 231-231
The Swiftly Moving Frontiers of Quality Assurance....Pages 233-250
Back Matter....Pages 251-255