TY - JOUR
T1 - Phases, levels and circles in policy development
T2 - The cases of higher education and environmental quality assurance
AU - Huitema, Dave
AU - Jeliazkova, Margarita
AU - Westerheijden, Don F.
PY - 2002/6
Y1 - 2002/6
N2 - This article examines parallel developments in the fields of quality assurance in higher education and in environmental policy. Starting from empirically grounded analytical frameworks for the two fields separately, Fischer's framework of policy argumentation is overlaid on both to gain deeper understanding of underlying similarities and contrasts. We argue that quality management in the field of higher education faces choices already addressed in environmental quality assurance. In the light of these practical and theoretical lessons, the relative success with higher education quality assurance may be less of a reason for optimism.
AB - This article examines parallel developments in the fields of quality assurance in higher education and in environmental policy. Starting from empirically grounded analytical frameworks for the two fields separately, Fischer's framework of policy argumentation is overlaid on both to gain deeper understanding of underlying similarities and contrasts. We argue that quality management in the field of higher education faces choices already addressed in environmental quality assurance. In the light of these practical and theoretical lessons, the relative success with higher education quality assurance may be less of a reason for optimism.
U2 - 10.1016/S0952-8733(02)00007-7
DO - 10.1016/S0952-8733(02)00007-7
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0036274332
SN - 0952-8733
VL - 15
SP - 197
EP - 215
JO - Higher Education Policy
JF - Higher Education Policy
IS - 2
ER -
