Same Voyage, Different Routes? The course of the Netherlands and Denmark to a ‘European model’ of quality assurance

Faber, Marike; Huisman, Jeroen

doi:10.1080/1353832032000176042

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“…Undeniably, countries can learn from each other's experience and potentially avoid some mistakes (e.g. Faber and Huisman 2003). One the other hand, there are several examples how quality assurance practices have been copied inappropriately from one country to another.…”

Section: Experimental Approach To Curriculum and Course Designmentioning

confidence: 99%

Evidence-based policy and higher education quality assurance: progress, pitfalls and promise

Beerkens

2018

European Journal of Higher Education

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Evidence-based policy has become a norm in the current policymaking rhetoric, affecting also higher education quality assurance. This article agrees with critics that rigorous ex-post impact studies are highly challenging in the field of quality assurance. Nevertheless, there are alternative ways how evidence can effectively guide quality assurance policies and how evidencebased mentality can be encouraged by government policies. A more realistic view on how evidence informs policies (indirectly and via stakeholders' arguments) and how professionals incorporate evidence in their work (selectively and next to other information sources) broadens the scope for useful evidence for higher education quality assurance.

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Section: Experimental Approach To Curriculum and Course Designmentioning

confidence: 99%

Evidence-based policy and higher education quality assurance: progress, pitfalls and promise

Beerkens

2018

European Journal of Higher Education

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“…In the main, research has tended to highlight the cumbersome, controlling effect of accreditation systems (Faber and Huisman, 2003). In particular, early work has highlighted the threat posed by accreditation to improvement-focused quality assurance processes (Haakstad, 2001;Westerheijden, 2001).…”

Section: Tension Between Accountability and Improvementmentioning

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Quality Assurance in Higher Education

Williams¹,

Harvey²

2015

The Palgrave International Handbook of Higher Education Policy and Governance

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“…Furthermore, government-funded institutions receive funding in respect of their accredited study programmes. (FABER;hUISMAN, 2003) In brief, we can distinguish three categories for the Dutch educational institutions (ENQA, 2007):…”

Section: Regulation Of the Quality Of Higher Education In Europe 21 mentioning

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Comparison of regulatory models of higher education in Europe: the Portuguese situation

Bernardino

Marques

2009

Avaliação (Campinas)

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Abstract:The regulation of Portuguese higher Education is now in a period of evolution and undergoing profound changes. The quality assurance system implemented was criticised from the beginning, raising many doubts, and was often associated with some weaknesses. The pressure put on the Portuguese government to meet quality assurance standards in the scope of European Higher Education is enormous and several reforms and policy developments show that Portugal's higher Education system is on the move. This paper compares the regulatory models in other European countries and analyses the new Portuguese model.Key words: higher education. Quality assurance. Portugal. Regulatory agency.Resumo: A regulação do ensino superior em Portugal está a atravessar um periodo de crescimento de profundas alterações. O sistema de garantia de qualidade implementado anteriormente foi criticado desde o seu começo, levantando muitas dúvidas e frequentemente associado a várias fraquezas. A pressão colocada no governo Português para atingir padrões de garantia de qualidade em conformidade com os padrões Europeus é enorme e várias reformas e politicas mostram que o sistema do ensino superior em Portugal está em movimento. Este artigo compara vários modelos de regulação de outros países Europeus e analisa o modelo Português.Palavras chave: Ensino superior. Garantia de qualidade. Portugal. Agencia reguladora.

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Same Voyage, Different Routes? The course of the Netherlands and Denmark to a ‘European model’ of quality assurance

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Evidence-based policy and higher education quality assurance: progress, pitfalls and promise

Evidence-based policy and higher education quality assurance: progress, pitfalls and promise

Quality Assurance in Higher Education

Comparison of regulatory models of higher education in Europe: the Portuguese situation

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