The growing interest for measurement of learning outcomes relates to long lines of
development in higher education, the request for accountability, intensified through …

Accreditation systems in higher education are widespread both in the USA and in Europe.
However, numerous reservations have appeared in the literature about whether these …

Gjennom Elevundersøkelsen oppfordres elever i Norge til å si sin mening om forhold ved sin
skoledag som er viktig for trivsel og læring. Alle elever i grunnskoler og videregående …

Higher education (HE) reforms are usually inspired by New Public Management (NPM)
global reform scripts. This article focuses on a pivotal object of NPM-driven reforms––central …

The emerging interdependent world order poses new challenges for States and citizens
alike. For States, interdependence has meant a new concern with integration, whilst for …

Following the ideas of New Public Management, Quality Assurance (QA) practices have
become a relevant concern for public organizations. In the Higher Education sector, QA …

We examine the political power exerted by Italian rectors by investigating the preferential
treatment received by the organisational subunits they belong to in terms of personnel …

Governments in Europe have emphasized the development of more autonomous public
universities over the last couple of decades. Often, the aim of these reform policies has been …

En este ensayo se analizan las relaciones entre la autonomía y el gobierno institucional
universitario desde la perspectiva de la “gobernanza interpretativa” y los regímenes de …

Participatory action research (PAR) is described in the literature as a valuable method for
enhancing the power of marginalized individuals and communities by collectively producing …