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Quality Assurance in Higher Education Roger Brown

Quality Assurance in Higher Education By Roger Brown

Quality Assurance in Higher Education by Roger Brown


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This text provides an analytical account of the changes to quality assurance of UK universities and colleges from 1992 to 2003.

Quality Assurance in Higher Education Summary

Quality Assurance in Higher Education: The UK Experience Since 1992 by Roger Brown

Along with funding, quality assurance has become one of the major issues in higher education today. This text provides an analytical account of the changes to quality assurance of UK universities and colleges from 1992 to 2003. It documents the shift from institutional self-regulation to increased involvement of the state and examines the accompanying debate about the purposes, forms and ownership of quality assurance, as well as a wider consideration of the best means of regulating professional activities.

All the key developments and issues of quality assurance are covered, including:

* the background to the current debates
* the evolution of the post-1992 regime
* the role of the Higher Education Quality Council (HEQC)
* changes to assessment and the creation of a single system
* the formation and likely evolution of the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA).

Roger Brown writes with an authority derived from his varied experiences in quality assurance. He argues that the external quality regime to date has provided poor value for money, and draws from the lessons learnt during the 1990s to assess the conditions required for effective regulation.

Quality Assurance in Higher Education Reviews

'It should be in the reference collection of every pro vice-chancellor, every higher education minister or adviser, and every member of the education select committee.' - Auriol Stevens, THES

'Roger Brown has written an angry but nonetheless valuable book.' - David Watson, Higher Education Review

About Roger Brown

Roger Brown is Principal of Southampton Institute and was formerly Chief Executive of the HEQC. He is a member of the HEFCE committee reviewing agencies that deal with quality enhancement and regularly contributes to the national press on quality assurance matters.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1. Background and context 2. Establishing the framework 3. HEQC 1992-1997 4. Assessment 5. The Creation of the Single System 6. The Quality Assurance Agency 1997 to 2002 7. UK Quality Assurance : Past, Present, Future References Appendix 1 Definitions used in the book Appendix 2 List of acronyms Appendix 3. Chronology of attempts to create an external quality assurance regime Appendix 4 Information requirements

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NPB9780415334921
9780415334921
0415334926
Quality Assurance in Higher Education: The UK Experience Since 1992 by Roger Brown
New
Hardback
Taylor & Francis Ltd
2004-02-19
224
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