Handbook of Quality Assurance for University Teaching

<p>This practical and authoritative handbook provides a comprehensive overview of the issues and approaches to assuring quality in university teaching. Including contributions from major international figures the book contains a wealth of ideas and practical advice to help universities commit to quality in teaching and offers insights into how the topics raised can be directly applied.</p><p>The book initially identifies some of the key issues surrounding the topic such as the evidence-based identification of teaching quality; the training of university lecturers and faculty; external and internal quality assurance; the tension between professional autonomy and governmental regulation; and the involvement of students in developing quality. It then moves on to present ideas and initiatives to address these problems tackling the subject through four sections:</p><ul> <p> </p> <li>Assuring Quality – questioning what quality assurance means and how it might be practised;</li> <p> </p> <li>Identifying Quality – examining what knowledge exists at present and how it might be further researched;</li> <p> </p> <li>Developing Quality – investigating the development of staff through teacher training and appraisal;</li> <p> </p> <li>Case Studies of Quality Assurance – reviewing six case studies of quality assurance in a range of contrasting subjects including the professional subjects of Medicine Nursing and Teacher Training which are also addressed systemically in the first section.</li> </ul><p>Full of practical advice <i>Handbook of Quality Assurance for University Teaching</i> is an invaluable and unique resource for Faculty Subject Leaders University Administrators and Quality Assessors.</p>