Assessment of learning outcomes in higher education: a comparative review of selected practices (EDU Working Paper No. 15)

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10-Mar-2008

Deborah Nusche

This paper proposes a typology of higher education learning outcomes, and reviews 18 assessment instruments designed to measure such outcomes across higher education institutions. Examples are drawn from Australia, Brazil, Mexico, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Understanding the Regional Contribution of Higher Education Institutions (Education Working Paper No. 9)

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09-Jul-2007

This literature review has been commissioned by the OECD and is written as part of the project (Supporting the Contribution of Higher Education Institutions to Regional Development”, which is conducted ...

On the Edge: Securing a Sustainable Future for Higher Education (Education Working Paper No. 7)

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26-Mar-2007

This report examines the conditions needed to secure the future financial sustainability of institutions of higher education from a national (policy) and institutional (management) perspective.

Funding Systems and their Effects on Higher Education Systems - International Report (Education Working Paper No. 6)

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20-Mar-2007

This study focuses on higher education funding systems in: Austria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Latvia, Norway, Portugal and the Slovak Republic. Each study was designed and conducted within an overall common framework by a project partner from the respective country.