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ERIC Number: EJ614938
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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ISSN: ISSN-1011-3487
European Approaches to Quality Assurance: Models, Characteristics and Challenges.
van Damme, D.
South African Journal of Higher Education, v14 n2 p10-19 2000
Examines models, characteristics, and challenges of quality assurance in higher education in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Denmark, France, Finland, Italy, and Spain. Notes a common move toward institutional autonomy and output oriented steering, and the absence of accreditation procedures comparable to those in Anglo-Saxon countries. Finds quality assurance systems have developed rapidly but are not yet fully integrated. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Comparative Education, Delivery Systems, Educational Change, Educational Quality, Educational Trends, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Institutional Autonomy, Models, Quality Control, Trend Analysis
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Europe; Quality Assurance
Note: Theme issue: "Quality Assurance in Higher Education: International, National, and Institution Perspectives."