Public Policy for Academic Quality

1. Introduction
David D. Dill, Maarja Beerkens

2. External Examiner System in the UK: Fresh Challenges to an Old System
Richard Lewis

3. The Teacher Education Accreditation Council (TEAC) in the USA
Elaine El-Khawas

4. The CHE University Ranking in Germany
Maarja Beerkens, David D. Dill

5. The US National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE)
Peter T. Ewell

6. The Course Experience Questionnaire, Graduate Destination Survey, and Learning and Teaching Performance Fund in Australia
Kerri-Lee Harris, Richard James

7. National Report Card on Higher Education in the USA
David W. Breneman

8. The Australian Qualifications Framework
Craig McInnis

9. Subject Benchmarking in the UK
Gareth Williams

10. Subject Assessments for Academic Quality in Denmark
Bjørn Stensaker

11. Education Quality Audit as Applied in Hong Kong
William F. Massy

12. The German System of Accreditation
Barbara M. Kehm

13. The Accreditation and Quality Processes of the General Medical Council in the UK
Lee Harvey

14. Contracting for Quality Improvement and Financing in Public Universities of Catalonia, Spain
Josep M. Vilalta, Joaquim Brugué

15. The National Assessment of Courses in Brazil
Simon Schwartzman

16. Reflections and Conclusions
David D. Dill, Maarja Beerkens

Keywords: Education, Higher Education, Educational Policy and Politics