How can institutions of higher education achieve quality within the new economy?
Autor: | Bettye B. Burkhalter |
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Rok vydání: | 1996 |
Předmět: |
Quality management
Total quality management Higher education business.industry Restructuring media_common.quotation_subject Public relations General Business Management and Accounting Management Outreach Political science ComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDEDUCATION Quality (business) New economy business Quality policy media_common |
Zdroj: | Total Quality Management. 7:153-160 |
ISSN: | 1360-0613 0954-4127 |
DOI: | 10.1080/09544129650034909 |
Popis: | Why has the concern for quality in higher education emerged as a public agenda throughout the world? More importantly, how can educational leaders achieve quality within the demands of the new economy? A quick review of professional organizations' and societys' conference themes over the past decade on total quality management, quality education, continuous quality improvement, continuous programme improvement and assessment provides clear indicators that the worth and merit of higher education are being questioned. Few topics elicit greater alarm in higher education than productivity and quality, and rarely is productivity linked with quality. Currently, educators are experiencing the reality and pain of restructuring higher education as they have known it. These educational leaders are concerned and are searching for answers which will allow proactive leaders to shape this change process while protecting academic freedom in teaching, outreach and research. Regardless of how proactive or reactive academi... |
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