19 November 2015 | EQAF Paper

The transition to a level playing field in English Quality Assurance does one size fit all

Paul Hazell

Abstract

The United Kingdom's quality assurance framework for higher education has been characterised by relative policy stability over the last 20 years. But far reaching and significant reforms to the funding of undergraduate education have increased the pace and scale of marketisation. This has placed the regulation of higher education centre stage. Common approaches to quality assurance, for all providers delivering English higher education, enable the performance of different types of provider to be analysed via quality assurance agencies' external quality reviews. This paper considers the learning from a common review method and assesses whether this is appropriate for all providers. The findings for England raise issues that may be relevant for other countries and policy contexts.


 

 

This paper was presented at EQAF and reflects the views of the named authors only.

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