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Quality Assurance in an International Higher Education Area: A summary of a case-study approach and comparative analysis

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Transparency and comparability of higher education institutions especially in terms of their academic programmes and research activities are important issues for today’s working environment. This paper is an overview of a recently completed PhD thesis which outlines examples of selected Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development countries (Austria, Germany, Finland, the UK, the USA and Canada) with their different approaches to implementing a quality assurance system. These case studies are compared through peer-reviewed country reports and interviews with national and international experts. Based on this comparative study, useful recommendations are provided to create a functioning quality assurance system within an international higher education area.

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  1. Department of Educational Science, University of Graz, Austria

    Andrea Bernhard

  2. Universities Austria, Floragasse 7/7, 1040, Vienna, Austria

    Andrea Bernhard

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Bernhard, A. Quality Assurance in an International Higher Education Area: A summary of a case-study approach and comparative analysis. Tert Educ Manag 18, 153–169 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1080/13583883.2012.654504

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