Quality in Higher Education is an international refereed journal aimed at those interested in the theory, practice and policies relating to the control, management and improvement of quality in higher education. The editor especially wishes to encourage papers on: reported research results, especially where these assess the impact of quality assurance systems, procedures and methodologies; theoretical analyses of quality and quality initiatives in higher education; comparative evaluation and international aspects of practice and policy with a view to identifying transportable methods, systems and good practice. A key criteria is that papers should be written in an assessable while rigorous style, which communicates to non-specialists. All British Carfax education journals are covered by
the Quality in Higher Education
EDITOR
Professor Lee Harvey, University of Central England in Birmingham, UK
EXECUTIVE EDITORS
Professor Hernan Ayarza Elorza, Centro Interuniversitario de Desarrollo, Santiago, Chile
Professor David Dill, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, USA
Professor Elaine El-Khawas, Graduate School of Education and Information Studies, USA
Professor Diane Green, Vice Chancellor, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, UK
Dr Peter Knight, Lancaster University, UK
Dr David Warren Piper, Southampton Institute, UK
Dr Don Westerheijden, CHEPS, University of Twente, The Netherlands
Dr David Woodhouse, New Zealand Universities Academic Audit Unit, New Zealand
INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD
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Volume 5, 1999, 3 issues. ISSN 1353-8322.
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