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Quality Assurance in Higher Education

Contemporary Debates

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  • © 2014

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Editors:
  1. Maria João Rosa

    1. CIPES and University of Aveiro, Portugal

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  2. Alberto Amaral

    1. A3ES, CIPES and University of Porto, Portugal

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Part of the book series: Issues in Higher Education (IHIGHER)

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • Maria João Rosa, Alberto Amaral
      Pages 1-9

  5. Regional Setting

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 133-133
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    2. European Trends in Quality Assurance: New Agendas beyond the Search for Convergence?

      • Bjørn Stensaker
      Pages 135-148

    3. Recent Trends in US Accreditation

      • Judith S. Eaton
      Pages 149-159

    4. Quality Assurance in Latin America

      • María José Lemaitre
      Pages 160-177

  6. Quality Assurance: The Actors’ Perspectives on Recent Trends

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 179-179
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    2. The Academic Constituency

      • Maria João Rosa
      Pages 181-206

    3. Students’ Views on the Recent Developments in Quality Assurance of Higher Education in Europe

      • Liliya Ivanova
      Pages 207-215

    4. Recent Trends in Quality Assurance? Observations from the Agencies’ Perspective

      • Achim Hopbach
      Pages 216-230

  7. Conclusion

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 231-231
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About this book

This book weighs up the consequences of introducing Quality Enhancement and Risk Management as new dimensions in Higher Education quality control on a global scale. The authors include Chief Executive Officers of Quality Agencies, policy analysts and leading scholars in Quality Evaluation and Comparative Higher Education policy analysis.

Editors and Affiliations

  • CIPES and University of Aveiro, Portugal

    Maria João Rosa

  • A3ES, CIPES and University of Porto, Portugal

    Alberto Amaral

About the editors

Diana Dias, Universidade Europeia, Portugal Judith S. Eaton, Council for Higher Education Accreditation, USA Achim Hopbach, University of Tübingen, Germany Lilya Ivanova, University of National and World Economy, Bulgaria María José Lemaitre, Development University Centre, Chile Anthony McClaran, Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education, UK Guy Neave, Centre for Research on Higher Education Policies, Portugal Colin Raban, University of Derby, UK Murray Saunders, University of Lancaster, UK Bjørn Stensaker, University of Oslo, Norway Don F. Westerheijden, University of Twente, Netherlands

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