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Download full textSachs, Judyth – Australian Universities' Review, 1994
It is suggested that current Australian higher education policy focuses more on quality control than improvement. The way "quality" is presented in current federal policy documents is examined, and it is argued that an improvement approach could be used to generate new practices while meeting external pressures for accountability. (MSE)
Descriptors: Accountability, Educational Improvement, Educational Policy, Educational Quality
