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Incentive Structures for Professors in Germany and the United States: Implications for Cross-National Borrowing in Higher Education Reform
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Franck, Egon; Opitz, Christian – Comparative Education Review, 2006
The international competitiveness of national higher education systems is an important political issue in many countries. These politics drive some governments to reform their systems by borrowing elements from societies with systems thought to be superior. These authors argue that a simple transfer of isolated elements from one higher education…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Rewards, Federal Aid, Educational Change
Improving Teaching Quality in German Higher Education.
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Richter, Roland – Higher Education Management, 1994
The evolution of the recent discussion of quality assessment and evaluation of teaching in German higher education is chronicled. Concern began in the 1980s over the length of time to degree and has shifted to interest in improvement of teaching quality and overall system effectiveness. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Administration, College Instruction, Educational Change
The Evaluation of Teaching and Learning.
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Potocki-Malicet, Danielle; Holmesland, Icara; Estrela, Maria-Teresa; Veiga-Simao, Ana-Margarida – European Journal of Education, 1999
Three different approaches to the evaluation of higher education in European and Scandinavian countries are examined: evaluation of a single discipline across institutions (Finland, Norway, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom, northern Germany); evaluation of several disciplines within certain institutions (France, Germany); and internal evaluation of…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Educational Policy