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Opposs, Dennis; Baird, Jo-Anne; Chankseliani, Maia; Stobart, Gordon; Kaushik, Amit; McManus, Hugh; Johnson, David – Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice, 2020
Seldom have comparative studies of educational assessment systems been undertaken, especially regarding their standard setting procedures. This study examines the effects of governance structures on the power relations in standard setting in the dominant school-leaving or university-entrance examinations. We present acritical analysis of the…
Descriptors: Governance, Standard Setting, Educational Assessment, College Entrance Examinations
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Kaushik, Madhulika; Dhanarajan, G. – Journal of Learning for Development, 2018
Like all organisations, good governance is a fundamental requirement for the responsible and accountable management of universities in general and open universities in particular. This is to ensure that these (open) universities remain relevant to their mission of facilitating unfettered access to higher education for citizens and at the same time…
Descriptors: Governance, Open Universities, Educational Trends, Foreign Countries
Galama, Titus, Ed.; Hosek, James, Ed. – RAND Corporation, 2007
Concern has grown that the United States is losing its competitive edge in science and technology (S&T). The factors driving this concern include globalization, the rise of science centers in developing countries such as China and India, the increasing number of foreign-born Ph.D. students in the United States, and claims of a shortage of…
Descriptors: Conferences (Gatherings), Summative Evaluation, National Security, Living Standards