In search of academic quality /

"Are higher education and research in the process of becoming more and more alike? Global standards such as performance rankings and New Public Management approaches provide an identical rationale for launching major reforms. The way to produce an academic quality at the local level is expected...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Paradeise, Catherine (Author), Thoenig, Jean-Claude, 1940- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.
Subjects:	BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Business Development. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / International / General. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Management. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Leadership. EDUCATION / Organizations & Institutions. Education, Higher > Aims and objectives. Education, Higher > Evaluation. Quality assurance.

Table of Contents:

Introduction
I: THE ROAD TO ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE
1. Addressing Evolving Societal Expectations
2. When Numbers Define Academic Quality
II: MAKING SENSE OF DIVERSITIES
3. Quality Regimes And Organisational Instrumentation
4. Evaluating Faculty Contributions
5. Social Values, Norms, Cultures
6. Integration And Differentiation Processes
III: THE ILLUSION OF A ONE BEST WAY
7. The Top Of The Pile Regime As Quality Reference
8. Is The Reference Model Replicable?
Conclusion Toward Post-Excellence Quality?.