ERIC Number: EJ980103
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012
Pages: 24
Abstractor: As Provided
Reference Count: 37
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ISSN: ISSN-1359-6748
Integrated Quality Enhancement and Review of Higher Education in Further Education Colleges
Davies, Philip; Simmons, Jonathan
Research in Post-Compulsory Education, v17 n3 p367-390 2012
Integrated Quality Enhancement and Review (IQER) was introduced as quality assurance designed specifically for Higher Education (HE) in Further Education Colleges (FEC) in 2008. Following a historical account of the quality assurance systems applied to HE in FECs prior to this date, we analyse the first 64 IQER Summative Review reports produced between May 2007 and March 2010. The citations of Good Practice and the Recommendations (which come under three headings: Essential, Advisable and Desirable) are categorised and analysed under core themes. The distribution of "Good Practice" citations and Recommendations is correlated against the number of HE partners and the IQER Co-ordinator and analysed for trends over time. Finally, we have produced a Good Practice Index which aims to weight the number of entries and arrive at an overall score for each college. (Contains 5 tables and 13 figures.)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Quality Control, Adult Education, Reports, Evidence, Peer Evaluation, Academic Standards, Institutional Evaluation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Adult Education; Higher Education
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Language: English
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