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Peer reviewedPatrick, William J.; Stanley, Elizabeth C. – Research in Higher Education, 1996
The British experience with nationwide research quality assessment exercises and newly-introduced measures to improve research program accountability is described. Consequences for institutions of higher education and for the system as a whole are examined, using the University of Glasgow (Scotland) as an example. Utility of performance indicators…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Comparative Education, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedStanley, Elizabeth C.; Patrick, William J. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 1998
Compares quality improvement and accountability processes in the United States and United Kingdom. For the United Kingdom, looks at quality audits, institutional assessment, standards-based quality assurance, and research assessment; in the United States, looks at regional and specialized accreditation, performance indicator systems, academic…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), College Administration, College Outcomes Assessment, Comparative Analysis
