Quality Assurance in Higher Education: Contemporary Debates

1. Introduction; Maria João Rosa and Alberto Amaral 2. Where are Quality Frontiers Moving to?; Alberto Amaral 3. Quality Enhancement: a New Step in a Risky Business? A Few Adumbrations on its Prospect for Higher Education in Europe; Guy Neave 4. Transparency about Multi-Dimensional Activities and Performance. What can U-Map and U-Multirank Contribute?; Don F. Westerheijden 5. Assessment of Higher Education Learning Outcomes (AHELO): an OECD Feasibility Study; Diana Dias and Alberto Amaral 6. Risk, Trust and Accountability; Colin Raban 7. Risk Management: Implementation; Anthony McClaran 8. Quality Enhancement: an Overview of Lessons from the Scottish Experience; Murray Saunders 9. European Trends in Quality Assurance: New Agendas Beyond the Search for Convergence?; Bjørn Stensaker 10. Recent Trends in US Accreditation; Judith S. Eaton 11. Quality Assurance in Latin America; Maria José Lemaitre 12. The Academic Constituency; Maria João Rosa 13. Students' Views on the Recent Developments in Quality Assurance of Higher Education in Europe; Lylilya Ivanova 14. Recent Trends in Quality Assurance? Observations from the Agencies' Perspective; Achim Hopbach 15. The Swiftly Moving Frontiers of Quality Assurance; Alberto Amaral and Maria João Rosa