Building a European dimension of quality assurance in higher education

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Higher Education in Europe, Quality Assurance, Accreditation, the Bologna Process,
University Autonomy.

The ultimate goal of this dissertation is to analyze the state of quality assurance in
Europe. A series of factors such as globalization, financial pressures and higher
education expansion are forcing the universities to change. University autonomy is
required in order to adapt efficiently. The ultimate consequence of all these
transformations is a demand for accountability which translates in a need for quality
assurance.

Moreover, how the Bologna process and the Lisbon Strategy are shaping the impact
of European Higher Education area is analysed in the thesis. These two processes are
also defining the European values attached to the concept of quality and the best
mechanisms to measure and assess quality. The emerging European quality
assurance is taking as a reference the more established U.S model. Based on this
promise I compare both systems and identify a world trend towards convergence in
quality values and practices. Finally, a series of challenges in the assessment of
quality are analysed.

Maria Josefa Garcia Miraz
Building a European dimension of quality assurance in higher education · 2007 · 80 sayfa.
Danışman: Prof.Dr. Üstün Ergüder

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