Purpose–Over the past few decades China's higher education has gone through dramatic
growth and multiple rounds of reforms accompanied by a remarkable amount of financial …

Student engagement appears to be associated with high-quality learning outcomes. Thus, it
is important to measure whether students are engaging effectively in class. This article …

This paper draws on a case study conducted in a Chinese university in the context of
national College English reform. The aim is to investigate the policy enactment of the latest …

The accountability versus improvement debate is an old one. Although being traditionally
considered dichotomous purposes of higher education quality assessment, some authors …

This research analyses an external higher education quality assessment scheme in China,
namely, the Quality Assessment of Undergraduate Education (QAUE) scheme. Case studies …

University rankings have become increasingly popular and have penetrated higher
education globally. However, it is disputable whether rankings can contribute to the quality …

Since China launched its open door and economic reform policy in 1978, there has been
high and sustained economic growth over the last 30 years or so. The enhanced economic …

In late 1991, the Quality in Higher Education Project was established at Birmingham
Polytechnic by Assistant Director Diana Green. I was to lead the project and Alison Burrows …

This chapter examines the development of a quality assurance system for undergraduate
education as one aspect of the transformation of education policy in China. The central …

Since the late 1990s, China has aimed to build world-class universities (WCUs). The
Chinese state has initiated a series of governance reforms to promote the development of …