This article presents a critical review of the relevant literature on managerialism and
performance management in higher education. Afterwards, it features an inductive research …

Although teacher effectiveness plays a critical role in the learning process, little is known
about its conceptualization and assessment, particularly in higher education (HE). This …

Quality assurance is currently an established activity in Europe, driven either by national
quality assurance agencies or by institutions themselves. However, whether quality …

As research on student evaluations of teaching (SET) has dominated our understanding of
teaching evaluation, debate over SET implementation has turned attention away from basic …

Similar to many other types of organisations, the successful development of higher
education institutions generally depends on proactive multi-stakeholder management …

Internal quality assurance systems are expected to improve the institutions' core mission of
teaching and learning. Using data gathered through an online survey, distributed in …

Purpose Quality assurance is a key concern in higher education, which is more complex in
offshore transnational education (TNE), compared to onshore provision of education service …

The paper analyses the impact of programme accreditation in Portugal further to the
operations of the Agency for Assessment and Accreditation of Higher Education, which were …

Almost twenty years after the Bologna Declaration was signed, the extent to which
universities are embracing competence-based learning is a topic of much interest. This …

The question of how academics in higher education institutions demonstrate they have the
ability to teach and provide a high quality learning experience challenges the sector. Within …