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Learning Standards and the Assessment of Quality in Higher Education: Contested Policy Trajectories
Dr. Jon Yorke
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Hardback. Series: Policy Implications of Research in Education. Num Pages: 300 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JNKD; JNM; JNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 243 x 24. Weight in Grams: 618.
This book analyses accountability and quality policies relating to learning standards and examines their implications for assessment in higher education. Whilst primarily focusing on the Australian setting, this analysis is located within a broader frame of reference that includes the United Kingdom (UK), the United States of America (US), and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Across these settings, comparative measures of learning have been seen as a policy `solution' to the problem of `proving quality' in a globalised and increasingly competitive higher education market. Comparative measures of learning depend on the specification of learning standards. Learning standards ... Read more
This book analyses accountability and quality policies relating to learning standards and examines their implications for assessment in higher education. Whilst primarily focusing on the Australian setting, this analysis is located within a broader frame of reference that includes the United Kingdom (UK), the United States of America (US), and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Across these settings, comparative measures of learning have been seen as a policy `solution' to the problem of `proving quality' in a globalised and increasingly competitive higher education market. Comparative measures of learning depend on the specification of learning standards. Learning standards ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Series
Policy Implications of Research in Education
Condition
New
Weight
618g
Number of Pages
273
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319329239
SKU
V9783319329239
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99-15
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