Table of contents
Quality and assessment
Karen Hinett, Peter KnightAssessment is used for purposes of accountability and the improvement of teaching and learning. In addition, stakeholders such as employers and government funding councils rely on…
Motivation and academic staff in higher education
Jennifer RowleySeeks to identify issues that impact on the motivation of academic staff in higher education. Argues that the rational‐economic model, the social model, the self‐actualizing model…
Performance indicators as quality assurance: the Scottish Community Education PI scheme
Kenneth McCulloch, Lyn TettExamines the role of performance indicators (PIs) as a means of quality assurance. Uses, as a case study, the national scheme of performance indicators for Community Education…
Research universities versus teaching universities ‐ public perceptions and preferences
Eugene H. Fram, Gloria H. LauClaims post‐secondary institutions are facing two major problems ‐ enrolment declines and increases in operating costs. Suggests that, as the turmoil in higher education has…
Towards total quality management in academia
Nirwan IdrusCarries out a literature review of the practices in applying quality concepts to education around the world. While reasons for the implementation of these concepts to education…
ISSN:
0968-4883e-ISSN:
1758-7662ISSN-L:
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditors:
- Dr Jeffrey W Alstete
- Dr Heidi Flavian
- Dr Krassie Petrova