Quality Assurance and Institutional Transformation : The Chinese Experience

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Quality Assurance and Institutional Transformation : The Chinese Experience

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The Chinese Experience

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• Quality Assurance and Institutional Transformation : The Chinese Experience

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• Singapore, Springer, 2016

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• Preface and Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Research Background and Purposes -- 1.2 Research Methods -- 1.3 Structure of the Book -- References -- 2 Higher Education Quality Assessmentand University Change: A Theoretical Approach -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Quality Assessment in Higher Education -- 2.2.1 Higher Education Reforms and the Riseof Quality Issues -- 2.2.2 Definitions of Quality in Higher Education -- 2.2.3 Approaches to Quality Assessment in Higher Education -- 2.2.4 Impact of Quality Assessment on Higher Education Institutions -- 2.3 Quality Assessment and University Change -- 2.3.1 External Quality Assessment Causing University Change: A Theoretical Perspective -- 2.3.2 Change Processes and Outcomes -- 2.3.3 Forces of Change -- 2.4 Summary -- References -- Part I Higher Education Quality Assurance System in China -- 3 Chinese Higher Education System -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Historical Review of Higher Education: Before the 1980s -- 3.3 Historical Review of Higher Education: After the 1980s -- 3.4 Status Quo of Higher Education in China -- 3.5 Summary -- References -- 4 Higher Education Quality Assurance System in China -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Emergence of Higher Education Quality Assurance in China -- 4.3 Evolution of Higher Education Quality Assurance Schemes in China -- 4.4 Quality Assessment of Undergraduate Education (QAUE) -- 4.4.1 Approaches of the QAUE to Quality Assessment -- 4.4.2 Intended Impact of the QAUE -- 4.4.3 Study of the QAUE in China -- 4.5 Subject Evaluation -- 4.5.1 Approaches of the Subject Evaluation to Quality Assessment -- 4.5.2 Intended Impact of the Subject Evaluation -- 4.5.3 Study of the Subject Evaluation in China -- 4.6 Summary -- References -- Part II Impact of Quality Assessment on University Change in China
• 5 Impact of QAUE on Higher Education Institutions: Case Studies -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Case Study 1: BNU -- 5.2.1 A Brief Description of BNU -- 5.2.2 Responses of BNU to the QAUE -- 5.2.3 Impact of the QAUE on BNU: Resource Commitment -- 5.2.4 Impact of the QAUE on BNU: University Identification -- 5.2.5 Impact of the QAUE on BNU: Quality Management -- 5.2.6 Impact of the QAUE on BNU: Teaching and Learning -- 5.2.7 Impact of the QAUE on BNU: Teaching-Research Balance -- 5.2.8 Summary -- 5.3 Case Study 2: NWNU -- 5.3.1 A Brief Description of NWNU -- 5.3.2 Responses of NWNU to the QAUE -- 5.3.3 Impact of the QAUE on NWNU: Resource Commitment -- 5.3.4 Impact of the QAUE on NWNU: University Identification -- 5.3.5 Impact of the QAUE on NWNU: Quality Management -- 5.3.6 Impact of the QAUE on NWNU: Teaching and Learning -- 5.3.7 Impact of the QAUE on NWNU: Teaching-Research Balance -- 5.3.8 Summary -- 5.4 Case Study 3: LYNC -- 5.4.1 A Brief Description of LYNC -- 5.4.2 Responses of LYNC to the QAUE -- 5.4.3 Impact of the QAUE on LYNC: Resource Commitment -- 5.4.4 Impact of the QAUE on LYNC: University Identification -- 5.4.5 Impact of the QAUE on LYNC: Quality Management -- 5.4.6 Impact of the QAUE on LYNC: Teaching and Learning -- 5.4.7 Impact of the QAUE on LYNC: Teaching-Research Balance -- 5.4.8 Summary -- 5.5 Summary -- References -- 6 Impact of QAUE on Higher Education Institutions: Research Findings -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Responses of the Evaluated Institutions to the QAUE -- 6.3 Resource Commitment -- 6.3.1 University Infrastructure, Teaching Facilities, Expenditure and Teaching Staff -- 6.4 University Identification -- 6.4.1 University Mission, Development Purposes and Special Features -- 6.5 Quality Management -- 6.5.1 Administrative Regulations and Approaches -- 6.5.2 Internal Quality Monitoring Systems -- 6.6 Teaching and Learning
• 6.6.1 Teaching Contents -- 6.6.2 Teaching Methods -- 6.6.3 Practical Training -- 6.6.4 Graduation Projects -- 6.7 Teaching-Research Balance -- 6.8 Students' Voices -- 6.9 Summary -- References -- 7 Quality Assessment and University Change in China -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Outcomes of the QAUE -- 7.2.1 Change -- 7.2.2 Continuity -- 7.3 Forces of Change -- 7.3.1 Impetus of External Quality Assessment for University Change -- 7.3.2 Internal Motivation and Capacity to Create Change -- 7.4 External Quality Assessment Causing University Change: A Theoretical Discussion -- 7.5 Summary -- References -- 8 Conclusion -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Research Journey -- 8.3 Central Findings -- 8.4 Research Significance -- 8.5 Research Limitations and Further Work -- 8.6 Concluding Remarks -- References -- Appendix A An Introduction to Normal Universities in China -- Appendix B Profiles of the Semi-structured Interviewees -- Appendix C Development of the Variables and Interview Schedule in the Case Studies

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