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The collection examines shifting quality frontiers, transparency and performance measurement tools, assessment of learning outcomes, and the governance themes of risk, trust, and accountability. Regional chapters address European, US accreditation, and Latin American developments, while actor-focused contributions explore academic, student, and agency perspectives, culminating in a forward-looking synthesis on rapidly moving frontiers.","Quality Assurance in Higher Education  \nIssues in Higher Education Titles include:  \nJürgen Enders and Egbert de Weert (editors) THE CHANGING FACE OF ACADEMIC LIFE Analytical and Comparative Perspectives  \nJohn Harpur  \nINNOVATION, PROFIT AND THE COMMON GOOD IN HIGHER EDUCATION The New Alchemy  \nTamsin Hinton-Smith  \nWIDENING PARTICIPATION IN HIGHER EDUCATION Casting the Net Wide?  \nV. Lynn Meek  \nHIGHER EDUCATION, RESEARCH, AND KNOWLEDGE IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION  \nGuy Neave  \nTHE EUROPEAN RESEARCH UNIVERSITY  \nGuy Neave  \nTHE EVALUATIVE STATE, INSTITUTIONAL AUTONOMY AND RE-ENGINEERING HIGHER EDUCATION IN WESTERN EUROPE  \nThe Prince and His Pleasure  \nMaria João Rosa and Alberto Amaral (editors) QUALITY ASSURANCE IN HIGHER EDUCATION Contemporary Debates  \nMary Ann Danowitz Sagaria  \nWOMEN, UNIVERSITIES, AND CHANGE  \nSnejana Slantcheva  \nPRIVATE HIGHER EDUCATION IN POST-COMMUNIST EUROPE  \nSverker Sörlin  \nKNOWLEDGE SOCIETY VS. KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY  \nBøjrn Stensaker, Jussi Välimaa, Clàudia Sarrico (editors) MANAGING REFORM IN UNIVERSITIES  \nThe Dynamics of Culture, Identity and Organisational Change Voldemar Tomusk  \nTHE OPEN WORLD AND CLOSED SOCIETIES  \nIssues in Higher Education  \nSeries Standing Order ISBN 978–0–230–57816–6 (hardback)  \n(outside North America only)  \nYou can receive future titles in this series as they are published by placing a standing order. Please contact your bookseller or, in case of difficulty, write to us at the address below with your name and address, the title of the series and the ISBN quoted above.  \nCustomer Services Department, Macmillan Distribution Ltd, Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS, England  \nQuality Assurance in Higher Education Contemporary Debates  \nEdited by  \nMaria João Rosa  \nAssistant Professor, CIPES and University of Aveiro, Portugal and  \nAlberto Amaral  \nFull Professor, A3ES, CIPES and University of Porto, Portugal  \nSelection, introduction and editorial matter © Maria João Rosa and Alberto Amaral 2014  \nIndividual chapters © Respective authors 2014  \nSoftcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2014 978-1-137-37462-2  \nAll rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission.  \nNo portion of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, Saffron House, 6–10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS.  \nAny person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages.  \nThe authors have asserted their rights to be identified as the authors of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.  \nFirst published 2014 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN  \nPalgrave Macmillan in the UK is an imprint of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS.  \nPalgrave Macmillan in the US is a division of St Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010.  \nPalgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world.  \nPalgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries.  \nISBN 978-1-349-47702-9 ISBN 978-1-137-37463-9 (eBook) DOI 10. 1057/9781137374639  \nThis book is printed on paper suitable for recycling and made from fully managed and sustained forest sources. 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