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Cardoso, Sónia; Rosa, Maria J.; Videira, Pedro; Amaral, Alberto – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2019
This paper analyses teaching and non-teaching staff perceptions on the implementation of internal quality assurance (QA) practices at their higher education institutions. The aim is to understand how far different perspectives on quality -- as culture, as compliance or as consistency -- are reflected in the views of these two groups on such…
Descriptors: Quality Assurance, Higher Education, College Faculty, Teacher Attitudes
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Veiga, Amélia; Magalhães, António; Videira, Pedro – Perspectives: Policy and Practice in Higher Education, 2020
In Europe and beyond, managerialism triggered the rise of "boardism" as a distinctive governance praxis in higher education, involving both normative assumptions and technical and practical elements. In this paper, we examine to what extent strategizing processes in Portuguese higher education institutions reflect the reconfiguration of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Power Structure, Public Colleges
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Alves, João; Carvalho, Luísa; Carvalho, Renato; Correia, Florbela; Cunha, Jorge; Farinha, Luís; Fernandes, Joana; Ferreira, Manuela; Lucas, Eugénio; Mourato, Joaquim; Nicolau, Ana; Nunes, Sara; Nunes, Sandra; Oliveira, Pedro; Pereira, Cristina; Pinto, Sandra; Silva, José – Tertiary Education and Management, 2015
Higher education institutions and, particularly, polytechnic institutes in Portugal are, generally speaking, recognized as the key stakeholders in regional development. However, due to the economic recession of recent years and the consequent budget constraints, higher education institutions more than ever need to demonstrate the social and…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Economic Development, Economic Impact, Socioeconomic Influences