| Description |
xxiv, 221 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Growth of the quality movement in higher education / Patricie Mertova, Len Webster and Sid Nair -- Initiative-based quality development and the role of distributed leadership / Bente Kristensen and Lee Harvey -- A leadership model for higher education quality / Fernando F. Padró -- A framework for engaging leadership in higher education quality systems / Lorraine Bennett -- Quality management in higher education a comparative study of the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Finland / Laurie Lomas, Christine Teelken and Jani Ursin -- Towards a culture of quality in South African higher education / Nicolene Murdoch and Anci Du Toit -- Auditors' perspectives on quality in higher edcuation / Robyn Harris and Graham Webb -- Academic development as change leadership in higher education / Ranald MacDonald -- Quality in the transitional process of establishing political science as a new discipline in Czech higher education, post 1989 / Jan Holzer -- Academic development and quality in Oman mapping the terrain / Thuwayba Al Barwani and Mohamed Eltahir Osman -- New directions in quality management / Hamish Coates -- Dubai's Free Zone model for leadership in the external quality assurance of higher education / Martin Carroll -- Trends in quality development / Robyn Harris and Graham Webb |
| Summary |
"Leadership and Management of Quality in Higher Education provides a range of case studies, compiled by a team of expert editors, which examines the process of leading and managing quality development in higher education. The editors capture the experiences of senior administrators and managers in dealing with the issues and problems that quality development involves. They take a human-centered approach to the quality development movement in higher education, stressing the need to take into account human values and attitudes. The editors combine the insights and experiences of experts in the field with a practical guide to resources that are used in academic quality development, giving readers the strategies and tools they need to deal with the potentially complex issues of quality. This timely read concludes with a discussion of current trends in quality development"--Amazon.com |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Education, Higher -- Evaluation.
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Education, Higher -- Standards.
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Education, Higher.
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Educational leadership.
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Leadership.
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Total quality management in education -- Case studies.
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Total quality management in higher education.
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| Genre/Form |
Case studies.
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| Author |
Mertova, Patricie, 1975-
Growth of the quality movement in higher education
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Nair, Chenicheri Sid.
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| LC no. |
2010534818 |
| ISBN |
1843345765 |
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9781843345763 |
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