For the purposes of this chapter, the term quality assurance is taken to embrace the various activities by which the Scottish public higher education system as a whole assures itself that the quality of education provided in each institution meets the stated objectives. Some of these activities are
Quality Assurance in American and British Higher Education: A Comparison
โ Scribed by Elizabeth C. Stanley; William J. Patrick
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1998
- Weight
- 197 KB
- Volume
- 1998
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0271-0579
- DOI
- 10.1002/ir.9904
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โฆ Synopsis
Quality improvement and accountability are significant concerns for higher education in both the United Kingdom and the United States. This chapter outlines and compares the quality assurance processes in the two countries and identifies certain similarities and differences.
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