Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Table of Contents iii
3. About the Authors vii
4. Introduction xi
5. Abbreviations xv
6. The United States
7. Indicators of Educational Quality for Postsecondary Accountability Systems 3
8. Quality as Both State and Process: Implications for Performance-Indicator Systems 27
9. The Role of Generic Skills in Measuring Academic Quality 49
10. Europe
11. Governance and Power Through Indicators: The UK Higher Education Teaching Excellence and Student Outcomes Framework 67
12. Assessing Teaching and Learning in Ireland¹ 85
13. Performance Contracts: A New Tool in Higher-Education Governance 107
14. Benchmarking Higher-Education System Performance: A Look at Learning and Teaching 125
15. Canada
16. The Sweet Smell of Student Success: Demonstrating Learning Experience Quality in Ontario 147
17. Supporting Quality Through Collaboration and Funding-Based Policy Levers: Nova Scotia’s Experience 165
18. The Future of Quality Measurement
19. Postsecondary Punters: Creating New Platforms for Higher-Education Success 175
20. Conclusion 193