Quality assurance of higher education has become ubiquitous. The International Network of Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education is worldwide, embracing every continent, with membership from about 80 countries. Stensaker (Chapter 5) argues that quality assurance is not just the latest fad but is a remarkably successful management fashion: a success, this chapter suggests, that is sustained by government endorsement because it provides a means of securing accountability.
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Harvey, L., Newton, J. (2007). Transforming Quality Evaluation: Moving On. In: Westerheijden, D.F., Stensaker, B., Rosa, M.J. (eds) Quality Assurance In Higher Education. Higher Education Dynamics, vol 20. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6012-0_9
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