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Performance Measurement in University-Industry Innovation Networks: Implementation Practices and Challenges of Industrial Organisations
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Rantala, Tero; Ukko, Juhani – Journal of Education and Work, 2018
From the perspective of industrial small and medium size enterprises (SMEs), this study explores the implementation of performance measurement practices and challenges in university-industry innovation networks. In this research, two single-case studies were conducted to explore the implementation practices and challenges of performance…
Descriptors: Performance Based Assessment, School Business Relationship, Innovation, Social Networks
Evaluation and Quality Assurance in Finnish and Italian Universities in the Bologna Process
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Ursin, J.; Huusko, M.; Aittola, H.; Kiviniemi, U.; Muhonen, R. – Quality in Higher Education, 2008
The purpose of the study is to describe the evaluation and quality assurance practices employed in the basic units of Finnish and Italian universities and analyse the impact of the Bologna process on quality assessment. The data consist of interviews (n=30) conducted in Finland and Italy. The results suggest that: (1) evaluation and quality…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Quality Control, Foreign Countries, Educational Quality
An Air of Sharing. A Format of Open Interviewing in a Joint Nordic Project
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Omar, P. L.; Borsheim, A.; Lindesjoo, E.; Solvhjelm, C.; Liuhanen, A-M. – Tertiary Education and Management, 2007
The five Nordic countries and their respective quality assurance agencies have convened annually for over a decade to exchange experiences and discuss issues concerning quality assurance in higher education. In recent years this has resulted in a regional network for the quality assurance agencies (NOQA). During this period, methodological issues…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Quality Control, Interviews, Foreign Countries
Pursuing Theory and Practice When "Everything Is Moving"
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Heiskanen, Tuula – Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, 2007
This article describes the basic elements of an intensive action research process. The process started from an educational programme offered to professional groups interested in the problems in developing the public sector as a forum that would transcend the boundaries separating different work organisations. The introduction of the programme…
Descriptors: Theory Practice Relationship, Action Research, Partnerships in Education, Educational Cooperation