...Myrte Legemaate; Lydia Schaap Purpose This study aims to examine how improvement and accountability can be effectively aligned in higher education to foster a quality culture at programme level. Design/methodology/approach An in-depth case study was conducted at a Flemish University of Applied...

... SET to its use for accountability and improvement in higher education (Surgenor, 2013 ; Wei, 2015). While SET is considered globally essential for pedagogical improvement, university and program accreditation and showcasing teaching competence, the existing literature presents mixed evidence...

..., illuminating key principles and reflecting relevant practices. The lessons learned in this process show the importance of balancing accountability and continuous improvement while promoting a more receptive organizational culture, aligning the national and international standards in the early design stage...

...-use rights only Accountability Programme evaluation framework Interior architecture education Educational quality Improvement-led evaluation Recently, and in response to greater need and demand, there has been an unprecedented growth in the number of public and private colleges...

...Danilo de Melo Costa Purpose Canada is a country that has a democratized higher education system, based on solid principles of access, quality and accountability. Brazil, on the other hand, is a country that seeks to advance its higher education system. For this reason, this paper aims...

..., 2005 , p. 232). Judy R. Wilkerson can be contacted at: jwilkers@fgcu.edu 25 04 2019 30 08 2019 24 10 2019 25 10 2019 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2019 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Quality assessment Accountability Assessment...

... for accountability as well as transparency have obligated schools to broaden and deepen the internal evaluation activities and those have led to the position of the school evaluator. This paper sheds light on the problem and suggests some relevant insights. Social implications Evaluative culture...

... quantitative data was driven by intellectual objectives, for example: If custom and law define what is educationally allowable within a nation, the educational systems beyond one’s national boundaries suggest what is educationally possible (Foshay, 1962 , p. 7). © Authors 2014 Accountability...

... subscore were noted for revision. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2014 Higher education Accountability Assessment Curriculum Quality assessment Arts The role and importance of the arts remain central to undergraduate education. While the importance of the arts is often stated...

... in higher education seem to be isolated from their context. This paper addresses both these issues. Accountability Value Accreditation Quality management Quality assurance Access Higher education Quality Investment Rankings Relevance Higher education systems are expanding rapidly around...

... 2013 Accountability Grade inflation Assessment Registration policy Educational policy Academic forgiveness Formula funding Retention Academic success Universities What is the real meaning of a college student's grade point average (GPA)? What utility does the measure have...

... and those students that need to should be able to access extra help. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Accountability Higher education Australia Assessment monitoring Corporate culture Impression management Web sites Universities To maintain their accreditation...

...Karen Hinett; Peter Knight Assessment 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 assessment to provide them with data ensuring quality of provision and standards...

... it attention amid competing priorities. Quality is about being accountable to customers,be they students or those outside in the community, through course evaluations, student opinion surveys or degree results; the university is currently drawing up its own South Bank Charter to clarify the rights...