ERIC Number: EJ1008815
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Feb
Pages: 16
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ISSN: ISSN-1474-0222
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Learning Outcomes Assessment and History: TEQSA, the after Standards Project and the QA/QI Challenge in Australia
Brawley, Sean; Clark, Jennifer; Dixon, Chris; Ford, Lisa; Ross, Shawn; Upton, Stuart; Nielsen, Erik
Arts and Humanities in Higher Education: An International Journal of Theory, Research and Practice, v12 n1 p20-35 Feb 2013
Higher education in Australia is currently in a state of flux, with the Federal Government's Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency commencing operations in January 2012. The "After Standards Project" has been working with Australian university history departments and the Australian Historical Association, educating and empowering the discipline to act as a united community and assert ownership of a standards process. This article provides a stocktake of the achievements and challenges the After Standards Project has faced in coming to terms with the new environment and resultant new demands around compliance and accountability. It discusses the After Standards Project's work in terms of both quality assurance and quality improvement, with reference to the establishment of a set of discipline standards and the trial of an accreditation scheme. (Contains 1 table and 6 notes.)
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Quality Control, Foreign Countries, Accountability, Compliance (Legal), Quality Assurance, Academic Standards, Educational Improvement, Outcome Measures, Standard Setting, Accreditation (Institutions), Improvement Programs
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Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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