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 …

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–The purpose of this paper is to explore Portuguese academics' perceptions on
higher education quality assessment objectives and purposes, in general, and on the …

The accountability versus improvement debate is an old one. Although being traditionally
considered dichotomous purposes of higher education quality assessment, some authors …

In Portugal, the agency for assessment and accreditation of higher education has recently
included in its remit, beyond programme accreditation, the certification of internal quality …

What is an engineering student expected to learn to become a competent engineer? Which
is most desirable in higher education: hard skills or soft skills? Are there differences between …

Two trends in the evolution of quality assurance in Canadian postsecondary education have
been the emergence of outcomes-based quality standards and the demand for balancing …

This research seeks to explore academics' perceptions of the importance and degree of
implementation of the Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European …

The implementation of learning outcomes in Higher Education curricula has been a common
challenge for European educational institutions. Despite the relevance of this concept since …

Labour Market Inequality Lack of Academic Integrity Language and Internationalization of the
Higher Education Curriculum Page 1 L Labour Market Inequality ▶ Inequality in Higher …